Cleveland, 2006. Cooper Madison has rediscovered his passion for life, both on and off the field. After a tragic loss prompted him to walk away from professional baseball at the peak of his game, his chance encounter with college senior Cara Knox sparked an awakening in the soul that he had forsaken for the better part of a year. Cara, pragmatic by nature, has found in her relationship with Coop that true love is not always meant to be practical. Detective Jason Knox, Cara's oldest brother, has just made national headlines for his work on the Edgewater Park Killer case. When another body is discovered along the shores of Lake Erie, he and Commander Mick McCarthy must face the possibility that the EPK is still at large, despite Chief Horace Johnston's insistence that the case is closed. In this follow-up to Before We Ever Spoke, the bestselling novel by author Dan Largent, lingering questions will be answered and new ones will be raised as Coop and Cara's young relationship is put to the test.