Katie McGuire, an attractive and vibrant young woman fresh out of college and eager to enjoy the adventures of her life is brutally raped and left for dead by her college sweetheart. After the pains of her recovery the 24-year old moves away to start a new life in the town of Burlington. Soon Katie meets the handsome and charming Detective Cal Chapman. While fighting the fears she still carries and trying to put the pieces of her life back together, the feelings she has for Cal start to tear down the walls she's built around her heart. Strange things start happening at her little farm-house. Trouble quickly finds Katie, not only does she have a stalker but someone has been breaking into her home, a man is found murdered, and Katie's best friend, Pete, has a terrible accident. Will Detective Cal Chapman stop the murderer in time before he strikes again? Katie is determined to find this man who haunts her and plagues her dreams. Through the chaos Katie opens up to Cal taking the chance to love again but fears she will lose Cal once he learns her secret.