Just when she thinks she's lost Lance and heads home, the storm throws in another twist that will change her fateforever.
Cari's house, her familyher entire lifehave been wiped out. Badly injured and knowing Lance will come after her, she trades clothing and ID with the near-identical cousin who'd been visiting and flees to Baton Rouge. While the world mourns Cari North, she begins an agonizing recovery as Susanuntil Susan's boss calls her bluff and finds himself drawn into her incredible tale.
Hunted by a man she once loved, sheltered by a man she hardly knows, Cari chooses to become the baitand plots the twist of a lifetime to catch a killer.