When Callie Hill's boss, Avis Greeter, queen of steamy romance novels immediately summons her from her first real vacation in five years, Callie would like to throttle her herself. Upon arrival in Avis's home town of Lake Phillip, Iowa, where she went on retreat, Callie soon discovers Avis wasn't working on another best seller, instead she intended all along to write a tell-all memoir book revealing her vivacious and sensual escapades. Later word leaks about the new project which has locals in uproar as many were included in her back story of how she gradually made it to the best seller list. Before Callie can help settle the PR mess, she's fired, in lust with Deputy Sheriff Max Hayden who arrested her the first night she was there and took refuge from a nasty storm in his family's cabin. The small lake community is surrounded by flood waters following the storm. With no way out other than helicopter, Avis is found floating in the rising waters with Callie among the suspect list.