The last thing DEA contractor Thorsen Magnus wanted was an assignment that brings him back to where he grew up, a small town four hours north of San Francisco. He left years ago to get away from his intolerant father and hasn't been anxious for a reunion. But he has a job to do, and his reward might turn out to be more than he hoped for.

Michael Constantine trained as an architect, but now works for his father's construction company. Unlike his golden child younger brother, he does all his family expects and still feels like he can never do anything right for his father. Needing time to think, he goes to his favorite spot overlooking the ocean, where he witnesses something strange through the fog, and in the process nearly falls right into Thor's strong arms.

Thor had been hoping to see a rendezvous off the coast, but Michael's presence changes everything. Thor needs to know what he saw, but as attraction builds with Thor's attempts to get Michael to confide in him, so does Thor's caution about starting a relationship, no matter how strong the desire. Eventually they agree to work together, but any investigation in a small town has the potential to come close to home and could terminate their fledgling relationship before it really begins.