Neither Deputy Jaiden Coldwater nor Dr. Clay Barnes acknowledges their fling has turned serious. He's only visiting Sweetwater to settle his parents' estate. Clay stumbles on ad dead body, and it's his lover's job to find the killer—even if it's Clay. Many have motive and opportunity. His parents aren't who he thought. They lived under assumed identities and never owned their farm. Unravelling their mysterious past, Clay discovers who he actually is and what he wants from life. It's perfect timing to lose it in a shootout when the murderer sites the next target.