Blood Orchid, it's the name of Ed Shine's favorite flower --- and his latest real-estate venture.

New to Orchid Beach in Florida, the dapper developer makes the acquaintance of Holly Barker, her father, Ham, and her wily Doberman, Daisy, just as Holly is trying to get her life together after the shattering loss of someone very close to her. But before she can settle back into her routine as Chief of Police, bullets crash into the home of a friend and a floater is found bobbing in the nearby Intercoastal Waterway.

Joining forces with a handsome FBI agent, Holly tracks the clues straight back to their source, only to find a scam more lucrative and more dangerous than any this idyllic town --- and Holly --- has ever seen.