Disillusioned after a painful divorce from his wife, then losing his executive position when the bank is unexpectedly sold, Mark Bolton leaves his home in Wilmington, Delaware, heading for the Pocono mountains. Hoping to sort out his future he plans to spend two weeks alone in a friend's cabin. Traveling north, he drives directly into a blinding blizzard. When Mark's car becomes mired by the side of an old logging trail, he is forced to find his way on foot, and soon becomes lost in the freezing night. What he finds in the snowbound forest impacts his life in ways beyond his furthest imagination. Mystery romance and death await in the days and months ahead.