Working her first case as deputy sheriff with her ex-boyfriend, Detective Cord Goodwin, Kendall McKade's determined to track the kidnapperseven if it makes her a target. Desperate to find the abducted victim, his aunt, Cord must keep Kendall safewhile also caring for his recently orphaned nephew. Teaming up threatens to rekindle Cord and Kendall's relationship, but first they must solve a life-threatening mystery.