It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to saveherself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their owndeath. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of alake...Armed with a new identity in a new town, she and her son have foundrefuge hundreds of miles away. As Caroline Stewart, she has almostforgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. She is even takinga chance on love with Max Hunter, a man with wounds of his own. But herpast is about to collide with the present when her husband uncovers hertrail and threatens her hard-won peace. Step by step, he's closing in onher - and everything and everyone she loves.