Love shows up when we least expect it. So does danger.

Lauren is a survivor. The divorced mom is focused on raising her daughter and running the most popular cafe in town. She doesn’t date, but she’s happy enough being single. But when she meets her parents’ dishy new neighbor, she realizes that she’s settling for less because she’s afraid to try for more. Reaching out takes courage, and that’s not something she’s ever been good at. She may be lonely, but she’s safer that way…

Back in his hometown after finding his way in the world, Charlie longs to meet a woman to share his life with – someone with whom he can start a family. A woman who will help fill the emptiness he can’t outrun.

He isn’t, however, all that interested in fixing his broken relationship with his alcoholic father – who’s sober now and wants to make amends. And never mind the fact that he keeps running into his half-sister, whose existence destroyed his parents’ marriage… who also happens to be Lauren’s best friend.

Evil is lurking around the corner unseen, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse. When detectives tie the disappearance of a local businesswoman to an attack Lauren suffered as a teen, life becomes a game of survival. And as long-held secrets spill out, not everyone will come out of this game alive…