Nicole Chambers' track record with men is bad. Very bad. She's sworn off dating for the foreseeable future. Recovering from an assault by the last man she'd only casually dated, Nicole is attacked again in her rural home. If not for the hot guy who showed up about her rental cottage, she would have been dead for sure. Her self-imposed sabbatical is soon tested when he moves into her backyard. Kyle's mother was kidnapped and murdered when he was just a kid. Filled with rage and a determination to hunt down the man who became known as the Clove Hitch Killer, he goes into law enforcement. When his efforts lead him to Nicole Chambers, he falls for her completely. Now he's torn between keeping her safe, or using her as bait to capture a killer.