When San Antonio FBI agent Garon Grier buys a ranch in Jacobsville, Texas, hoping to mend some broken family fences. The strong, silent loner isn t looking for love. But he finds Grace Carver, the shy, lovely woman next door who believes some secrets are best kept hidden. But those hidden truths will prove dangerous when Garon tackles the most difficult case of his career: hunting an escaped convict, a child predator whose former victims are all dead. All except one. Grace grew up in this quiet Texas town. She works as a cook at the local caf and nurtures a spectacular garden in the home she shares with her elderly grandmother. She remains unmarried and untouched because of a past darkened by tragedy. Now, at only twenty-five, she’s accepted loneliness as a way of life. That is, until Garon. But when fear and uncertainty collide in reckless heartbreak Garon realizes what he’s found with Grace—and what he may have lost. Because his hunt for a killer has led