Nothing seems beyond a doubt when Bree opens a cold-case file...with clues too close for comfort. Arson. Theft. Murder. When Bree Nichols discovers a corpse in her own basement, a whirlwind investigation ushers an unbidden danger to all she holds dear. Wihout safe haven in her lighthouse home--or in the arms of her new love--the young widow struggles to free her family from the tentacles of an age-old crime that strikes at the heart of Rock Harbor....

Detective Nick Andreados is looking for a serial murderer, when he realizes that his ex-wife, Eve, may be the next victim, while Eve, who suffered amnesia after escaping once from the killer, senses that her life is still in danger.

A mysterious crying in the night leads a woman to an abandoned baby. Against objections from her husband, she takes in the baby and every thing she thought she knew about her life is turned upside down.

When fourteen-year-old Emily O'Reilly learns that her best friend, Olivia Webster, was adopted, the two seek Olivia's birth parents. Meanwhile, Emily's mother Marika is released on parole and will stop at nothing to contact her daughter.

Accused of stealing an expensive necklace from a jewelry artist, Emily is determined to clear her name and sets out to find the real culprit so that she will be able to get a puppy and join the Rock Harbor Search and Rescue team.

"As a 911 dispatcher, Dana Newell takes pride in being calm in tough circumstrances. In addition to her emotionally-charged career, she's faced enough emergencies in her own life. She recently escaped her abusive fiance to move to tranquil Rock Harbor where she hopes life will be more peaceful. But the idyllic town hides more danger and secrets than it first appeared. Dana is continually drawn to her new friend Boone, who has scars inside and out....