After fifteen years as a Coast Guard search and rescue specialist and a stint at headquarters, Lieutenant Craig Cole hopes to quietly finish out his career in his new assignment as commander of the Coast Guard station on Nantucket. But there's nothing quiet about his clash with feisty red-haired charter fishing boat captain Katherine MacDonald, who does not appreciate a safety citation from one of the new hotshot commander's underlings. As she and the lieutenant go head-to-head, sparks fly?in more ways than one. But neither is ready for a heart-to-heart encounter. Yet as they get to know each other, might they find the courage to take a chance on love?