Hunting for cattle rustlers, they found a corpse instead—and now someone's hunting them . . .

Investigating cattle rustlers seems like a typical day on the job for Arizona Deputy Sheriff Casey Colton. But when ranch hand Melody Hayworth insists on working the case with him, he's reluctant to involve a civilian. Nevertheless, they're soon teaming up.

Fighting their growing bond while tracking lawbreakers proves no easy task. And as Casey and Melody stumble across a corpse, they're caught in a criminal's crosshairs. The deputy's new mission? Protect Melody and find the killer before it's too late . . .