A traumatized murder witness finds a protector in a dedicated police detective—but can she overcome her fear enough to put her trust in him?
"No one's going to hurt you."
When he finds Nicole Harris cowering in a closet—a terrified witness to murder—Detective Alex Donovan's only priority is keeping the beautiful redhead alive. But Nicole is harboring a deep, dark secret—a childhood trauma that stops her from counting on anyone.
Haunted by the violence in his own past, Alex knows he shouldn't get personally involved, but his feelings blindside him. With a killer targeting Nicole as his next victim, Alex's toughest road is still ahead. Somehow, he's got to convince her to trust him with her life . . . and her heart.
