Jamie Matthews goes to Cornwall to find his missing brother. The police are convinced Michael drowned, but Jamie knows better. No way would Michael swim to his death, especially on a beach with a wicked rip tide. Finding a stranger in his brother's cottage only deepens his misgivings.Felix Bergstrom is recently discharged from the British Army. Unable to put the past behind him, he takes an unhealthy interest in old acquaintance and millionaire businessman Karl Weston, hoping to catch him up to no good. Michael's disappearance adds fuel to Felix's suspicions. Weston's clifftop home overlooks the beach where Michael supposedly walked into the sea, but Weston has an alibi for that day.When Jamie and Felix meet, the physical attraction is instant. Mistrust keeps them from acting on it until finally all their secrets are laid bare. But time isn't on their side. Before they're able to work out whether they have a future, danger catches up with them and threatens to put an end to everything.