Who killed her sister?After learning of the death of her estranged sister, Valerie Evans makes a mercy dash to Wills Crossing to care for her niece and nephew. Managing the distraught teens is challenging enough, especially as their father is implicated, but dealing with her own grief at the lost chance to reconnect with her sister, threatens to break Val.They call him the Great Dane.For Erik Christensen, starting over after spending the last six years in prison has its ups and downs. He has his family back and a steady, stable job he excels at, but his past follows him like a shadow. Newcomer Valerie Evans can't see beyond it, and her insistence on labelling him a 'bad boy' has Erik determined to prove her wrong.When her sister's killer sets his sights on Val and the kids, Erik knows he won't rest until the killer is brought to justice.