Welcome to Burning Cove, California, an idyllic small town on the coast that has become a refuge for Hollywood moguls and stars seeking privacy for scandalous trysts and wild parties... Cordelia Carter is a reporter working undercover for a LA-based gossip tabloid. She is on the trail of the biggest story of her career. Oliver Ward is the new, enigmatic owner of one of the most elegant resort-spas. Before he can get a read on the mysterious Cordelia, she discovers the body of a beautiful, fast-rising film star in one of the hotel spa pools.