When single mum Kennedy St James stumbles across the brutal murder of an assistant district attorney, she narrowly escapes with her life. Certain that the police can manage without her help, she intends to fade into obscurity. But sexy homicide detective Maxwell Collier isn't about to let her off the hook - or out of his sight. Can he convince her to testify? And will danger and circumstance ultimately get in the way of their simmering passion?