With her badge and her reputation on the line, criminal psych specialist Maya Cooper vowed to catch the serial killer whose attacks plagued Bear Claw Creek. She had no choice — she was his next target! Now, to catch the madman, she'd need Thorne Coleridge's help. But trusting Thorne had never been easy for Maya. Her former police academy instructor was the one man who knew the secrets of a past she'd worked hard to forget. And remembering what they might have had together threatened the safety of Thorne's protection. Protection that was the only thing keeping her from falling prey to the killer's deadly scheme.