Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked on the wild side. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer, but now he finds himself in a dead-end job posing as paparazzo. Broome is a detective who cant let go of a cold case.

Three people living lives they never wanted are hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect. And as each confronts the dark side of the American dreamthe boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest facadesthey will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper thin as a heartbeat.