by Nora Roberts
First published 2009
Cooper Sullivan abandons his New York life to help his grandparents manage their South Dakota ranch. The move brings him back to Lil Chance, the woman he loved as a boy who now runs a local wildlife refuge. Their reunion stirs old feelings, but danger shadows their rekindled romance. Someone has killed a hiker in the area, and the same person begins targeting Lil's refuge with acts of vandalism. The crimes escalate as Cooper realizes Lil has become the focus of a killer's attention. He must protect the woman he never stopped loving while they work together to identify the threat. The investigation forces them to confront both the mystery stalking the Black Hills and the unresolved emotions that drove them apart years ago.
Genres: romance, adventure, suspense, mystery, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance-romance
Setting: Black Hills, New York, South Dakota
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
752 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult