fter a heartbreaking loss, Valerie Gilmore ran away to start over. Her days are filled with regret and her nights are spent with a man who only helps to numb the pain. Everything changes when a mysterious stranger named Russell walks into her life. He's sweet, but odd and Valerie is sure he's hiding something. She finds herself unnerved every time his familiar blue eyes seem to look straight into her soul. She's desperate to know his secret-who he is, what he knows and why he's protecting her at all costs.