Fast-paced romantic suspense about a woman fleeing from her abusive husband and her efforts to become stronger mentally and physically in order to prepare herself for when her husband finds her.

After losing her unborn baby at the hands of her abusive husband, Kendra Salvatori manages to escape from a hospital in Knoxville, TN and ends up in Black Mountain, NC, where she collapses in the barn of Garth Fisher, retired hostage negotiator. Garth rescues Kendra from near death and nurses her back to health, falling in love with her in the process.

When Kendra is fully recovered, she insists on leaving, aware that her husband, Tony Salvatori, head of a small but powerful criminal organization in the Southeast, will eventually locate her. Kendra is in love with Garth by this time and very fearful of what Tony will do to him if he finds her with him. Garth manages to persuade Kendra to stay, convincing her that they are safe where they are, on top of a mountain which is virtually inaccessible during the winter. Because Kendra is so frightened of what will happen when her husband locates them, Garth and Kendra begin to prepare themselves mentally and physically for the battle they know they will eventually face.