Amara Davis is running for her life, powerless to prove her innocence or her sanity. After escaping her incarceration she found a safe haven in an abandon cabin in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. For nearly two years she has led a quiet life in the small Oregon town. The signs are telling her there is change coming, but she doesn't know which path will take her to freedom. Duncan McKinnon is on the fast track to his own territory as a US Marshal, but he buried a brother and arrested his own mother for that gold star. Now that his latest major cases are wrapping up, word comes down he must take administrative leave while he awaits for the trials to start. Warned to stay away from active cases, Duncan heads home to Oregon wanting nothing more than a cold beer and to sleep in his own bed, but thoughts of the fugitive Amara Davis plague him. There is just something about the woman Duncan can't shake. Will Duncan find Amara first and make the arrest, or will he destroy his promising career with the US Marshal Service by protecting a fugitive? Can Amara trust the signs revealed to her? Are they honestly encouraging her to trust handsome Marshal? Can she make Duncan see the truth, or will he betray her for his badge? Journey back to Sapphire Springs as Duncan fights his demons and buries his ghosts in the place it all began. Watch as Amara is caught in a battle of wills with one of the most powerful men in the country as she places her trust and her life in Duncan's protective hands. In a horrific final confrontation with her stepfather, Amara is put to the ultimate test. Can Duncan save her before the senator takes her again? Can one woman rise from the ashes of her shameful past to embrace the promise of a loving future? Will the attraction between Lawman and Fugitive be denied or prove to be an irresistible Lie?