When Caitlyn Barnes unexpectedly shows up at his ranch, Texas marshal Harlan McKinney has no idea his ex–lover is trailing a heaping pile of danger. The death threats against the investigative journalist are just the tip of the iceberg. Soon Caitlyn and Harlan are on the run out of Maverick County.

Entwined in a web of escalating violence, their only hope of surviving is to trust each other. But Harlan doesn't know if he can trust himself – and the feelings Caitlyn is awakening. With the noose tightening, tracked by a killer who's always one step ahead, Harlan's blind sided by an explosive secret from the past – and a passion that's even more dangerous…