Megan Hoffman was desperate to keep her past hidden. She'd moved to a small town, started a new job and changed her name. A fresh start couldn't erase the danger she'd left behind. Or heal the scars fear had branded on her soul. But she was making it, one day at a time.

Until Jack Calhoun moved in next door. The crack reporter had an instinct for rooting out lies—and an overprotective urge honed as a single dad. With her enemy still lurking, Megan found trusting Jack with her secrets meant trusting him with her life. And Jack's deadline was looming….