Detective Steven Quaid is the Anchorage Police Department's top investigator. When he's called in to protect Sarah from a mysterious stalker, he's not entirely sure she isn't behind the scheme herself. Before long, the beautiful widow has him wound up tighter than barbed wire. Is Sarah a victim or a very skilled manipulator?

All too soon, Steven has fallen in love with Sarah, and he needs to decide where his loyalties lie. But one of the police department's best and brightest detectives may just be in over his head, especially when the facts start pointing to a conclusion he isn't willing to face. With a killer on the loose and a climbing body count, Steven can't afford to hedge his bets-or his life.