Carine Winters accepts the job of photographing Sterling Rancourt's historic Boston home knowing she's taking a risk. She could run into Tyler North, who once saved Rancourt's life and all but left her at the altar a year ago.
Then Carine finds a body in Rancourt's house and the prime suspect is Tyler North's best friend.
Tyler is returning from a rescue mission on dangerous Cold Ridge in northern New Hampshire when he hears about the murder. He goes to see his friend Manny, expecting him to ask for help but instead, he urges Tyler to protect Carine, to take her back to Cold Ridge, away from the temptation to meddle in a murder investigation.
Manny knows that Carine's at the centre of a deadly game and the only person she can trust is the one she vowed never to trust again: Tyler North. But they're running out of time because a killer has followed them to Cold Ridge . . . a killer who has put a murderous plan in motion, with stakes higher than anyone can imagine.