Elite Guardians bodyguard Haley Callaghan may be in South Carolina, but when an image leads researchers in Western Ireland to open a twenty-five-year-old chilly case, her lifestyle is suddenly in peril. Haley knows how to look after herself; in the end, she’s made a career out of taking care of others. But after an uncomfortably close call, Detective Steven Rothwell takes it upon himself to stay with her-and the youthful client she has used under her wing. A protector in mind, he’s not going to let Haley battle this battle alone.

Inside a sweeping plot that takes them into long-buried memories-and the depths from the heart-Haley and Steven will have to solve the mystery of Haley’s past while dodging bullets, bombs, and criminals who simply won’t quit.