Penrod Hathaway has seen the worst of humanity.

As a detective, he spends his days untangling crimes, catching killers, and dealing with people at their worst. Dating? That's another mystery he'd rather avoid. After one disappointing date after another, Penrod is convinced that finding the right woman just isn't in the cards.

Lori Hamilton has spent her entire life scraping by. Working long hours as a waitress and carefully saving every dollar, she dreams of something more-a car, a house, and maybe someday a life where she doesn't have to worry about every penny.

Then Lori wins the lottery.

Suddenly she has everything she's ever dreamed of... except the freedom to enjoy it. Keeping her life-and her fortune-secret is the only way to protect herself from the chaos that money can bring.

When Lori's carefully guarded world begins to collide with Penrod's, neither of them expects what happens next. Between murder investigations, family meddling, and secrets that could change everything, the last thing Penrod planned to find was love.

But sometimes the most unexpected cases...are the ones that lead straight to the heart.