A 13-year-old outlaw, Duchess Day Radley is the fierce protector of her five-year-old brother, Robin, and the parent to her mother, Star, a single mom incapable of taking care of herself, let alone her two kids. Walk has never left the coastal California town where he and Star grew up. He may have become the chief of police, but he's still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend, Vincent King, to prison decades before—and in this Gold Dagger winner, he's in overdrive protecting Duchess and her brother. Now, 30 years later, Vincent is being released, and Duchess and Walk must face the trouble that comes with his return.