Ray and Stella Quinn are unable to have children. As a doctor, Stella interacts with a lot of abused children, and the couple adopt three boys, Cameron, Ethan, and Phillip, who come from horrifying pasts. Each of the books in the Chesapeake Bay Saga focuses on one of their sons following the tragic death of their father. In the last few months of his life, Ray had taken in a fourth "lost boy," Seth, and it is his dying wish that his three older sons (now in their late 20s, earlier 30s) care for him and protect him from his past, and it is this overall story that envelopes the three books into a flowing story arch. This book puts the primary focus on Cameron. Great characters and a wonderful set-up.