His return has stirred up trouble… CIA operative Devlin Paltier never thought returning to his small hometown would be riskier than an undercover mission. But revealing who he really is could bring danger to everyone in his world. Including Deputy Elaine Paltier, his widowed sister-in-law and the off-limits woman he's never been able to forget. Before long, Devlin’s dark secrets come back to haunt him…along with two killers hell-bent on revenge. Now protecting Elaine becomes the most crucial assignment of his career… He’ll stop at nothing to bring her home… The disappearance of his young daughter sets sheriff’s deputy Ryker Vernon on the trail of desperate kidnappers. Complicating the single father’s mission is the search and rescue volunteer who joins the lawman’s team. Harper Stanick was Ryker’s high school sweetheart…until she vanished from his life. Now they must stop a ruthless criminal with a deadly agenda if they are to bring his lost little girl home.