He thought he witnessed a kidnapping.

He thought he did the right thing.

He thought he was a hero.

He thought, he thought…. Until his thoughts came back to haunt him.

Steve Breiten is a college professor who has a long line of failed relationships behind him. All he wants is a long vacation in the mountains, free of drama and responsibilities, where he can relax, read, and maybe even start writing his book. He didn’t expect a mysterious woman to walk into his office – never actually that woman Tara Murphy, the one who had been kidnapped years ago but rescued after a tip he’d left at the police station.

Now, Steve’s plan for the summer is deemed to be shift, while this encounter will change his solitary academic life forever. Tara is determined to show her gratitude for his actions that fateful day, and she won’t take no for an answer. As the heat builds between them, Steve finds himself at a moral crossroads and his resistance to her sexual advances fading away. It’s only a matter of time before she leads him to the dark secret that lies behind the woods for years …

Don’t miss this thrilling, fast-paced tale of love, lust, and betrayal.