Darian Marsh is excited. He has traveled to Charleston to meet with the love of his life, Amanda Fields, and ask her to marry him. They've been apart for two years, and the plan is to meet at the annual Charleston Wine and Food Festival. When Amanda is a no-show, Darian is beside himself with worry and frantic that something has gone terribly wrong.
Through twists and turns of fate-and a strong bond to the late Charlotte Melrose-Darian's accidental meeting with Abby, Charlotte's daughter, changes everything. Abby becomes a loyal friend and helper in Darian's quest to find Amanda.
With very little time left in Charleston, Darian discovers a lead to Amanda's whereabouts and heads off to find her. When everything that can possibly go wrong actually does, Darian wonders if he and Amanda will get back to Charleston at all. The clock is ticking down.