After putting his serial-killer brother in prison, former U.S. Marshal Mitch Whitehorse chooses a solitary country lifeâuntil his brother escapes. Now Mitchâs former sister-in-law, Jane Reyes, needs protection...for herself and the toddler sheâs kept a secret. Mitch still isnât sure of Janeâs innocence in his brotherâs crimes, but to keep his nephew out of a killerâs grasp, trusting her is his only option.