She died when she was barely nineteen. At least that's what Bobby Maynard had believed for the last twenty years. As a newly elected United States senator, Bobby keeps finding clues that suggest Reagan Velasco may still be alive. The backrooms of Washington hold answers to the despair that has haunted him since youth. However, Bobby soon learns that those backrooms hold secrets so dangerous, poking around could cost his life. When the beautiful Kennedy Karr emerges from the shadows of Washington's underworld, she becomes an unlikely ally. But that relationship, too, could be deadly. Even so, Bobby discovers it is possible to love again.