US Coast Guard Rescue Pilot Sly Beaumont lives to fly. Saving lives off the treacherous Columbia River Bar rates as a really cool bonus. As are the fine ladies who flock to the uniform.

Petty Officer Hailey Franklin may be new to the USCG cutter Steadfast, but she's a second-generation Coastie and knows all the guy's lines.

But when a storm-tossed Christmas rescue throws them together, neither one is ready for the lightning that strikes.