Nothing is deeper than the desire they can't fight-or deadlier than the evil they can't escape. They were only supposed to have a professional relationship, but FBI agent Kyle McKenzie has been fantasizing about his sexy partner, Cadence Hollow, from the moment they first met. It takes the darkest case of their careers to finally bring their hidden desire bubbling to the surface. Once they're in each other's arms, though, they swear that nothing short of death will part them. The Night Hunter-a cunning stalker whose four-state, fifteen-year abduction spree began in Paradox, Alabama, with Kyle's sister-may be only too happy to oblige. In the small town, Kyle must confront the painful past he's been hiding from Cadence. Kyle vows to put the Hunter behind bars...or in the ground. But the one thing that obsesses Kyle more than his sister's grim fate-his furious love for Cadence-is the weapon the Hunter will use to lure his pursuers into the mouth of a murderous trap.