A mysterious disease is killing people in rural Kentucky and Center for Disease Control doctor Naomi Switzer is summoned to determine the cause. That fateful trip leads the dedicated doctor into the arms of local Sheriff Kyle McCrosky, but after a failed relationship, Naomi has written off love and commitment, and intends to remain focused on her career.Backwoods Darling, Kentucky has never experienced such a mysterious, deadly disease outbreak, and Naomi may be the only one who can help. Focus and determination are two things she prides herself on, but Sheriff McCrosky is proving to be hard to resist as their attraction heats up.Before she knows what's happening, she finds herself torn between her career and the life she built for herself in Atlanta, and the love of a good man. Denying the possibility to love again will prove to be more difficult than she imagined, but letting love in may be even more challenging.With so much at stake, is Naomi ready to give love another chance or is this relationship doomed to fail before it begins?