Penny S. (pennys) reviewed on + 194 more book reviews
In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible only to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed and breakfast. Though the overnight guests are few and far between-occasional hunters and lake fisherman-Cate always manages to make ends meet with the help of the local jak-of-all-trades, Calvin Harris, who can handle everything from carpentry to plumbing. But Calvin is not what he seems, Cate's luck is about to run out. One morning, the B&B's only guest inexplicably vanishes, leaving behind his personal effects. A few days later Cate is shocked when armed men storm the house,demanding the mystery man's belongings. Fearing for her children's lives, Cate agrees to cooperate-until Calvin saves the day, forcing the intruders to scatter into the surronding woods. The nightmare, however is just beginning Cate, Calvin and their entire community find themselves cut off and alone as the threat gathers intensity and first blood is drawn. WIth thewir fellow residents trapped and the entire town held hostage, Cate and Calvin have no choice but to take the fight to their enemies under the cover of night. While reticent Cal becomes a fearless protector, Cate makes the most daring move of her life...into the very heart of danger
