Emmeline Blackwell's life has been surrounded by death since she was a little girl. Now death, in the form of man, is stalking her. The man who tried to kill her once is still trying to take her life from her. Because of him she is always looking over her shoulder. She has been running from him for years, but must now take drastic measures to hide from the lunatic. She moves across country to a smaller city to hide among the populace. Emma has to change everything, including her name, in order to hide her past from everyone. Cord Masterson is the sheriff of Stillwater, OK who hides a deep secret of his own. Sparks fly the moment the two meet. But it appears that even sparks can't keep her past at bay. When young women are found murdered in Stillwater, can Cord keep Emma safe from her past and still manage to be a part of her future?