Lindsay Ryan spends her days hidden in the basement of a medical university's archives and her nights online as a pro mah-jong player. She is invisible, anonymous and most of all, safe. Lindsay lives only through the novels she devours every spare moment of her time.
Dr. Gwen Mukherjee invades Lindsay's sanctuary with coffee dates and conspiracy theories-both of which wreak havoc on Lindsay's solitary existence. Inexorably attracted to the odd but charismatic doctor, Lindsay can't keep her distance from Gwen. Neither does she want to. For the first time, Lindsay experiences romance outside the pages of a book.
When Gwen discovers a horrible truth about the town they live in, the unscrupulous company responsible will do anything to keep their secrets safe. And that includes setting Lindsay up as a wanted fugitive to use her as bait to trap Gwen.
Lindsay is thrown into the spotlight. Now, to have a future with Gwen, all she has to do is make it out alive.