Bernice Hordstrom's new job as the Wisconsin governor's press secretary has been pretty cushy so far. But the cushiness ends abruptly. A small engine plane crash in the Wisconsin River Valley reveals a dead female passenger and a missing pilot. The plane belongs to the governor's father. The governor's office doesn't need any more scandal, and Bernice doesn't need to spend any more time with Governor Ryan Knutson, a handsome and pesky ghost from nookies past.
Wisconsin DCI state investigator, Evan Wyatt, has no clue about Bernice's former relationship with Ryan. He already has enough reasons to dislike the new governor; first and foremost, because Ryan married Lexi, Evan's ex-wife. Not that Agent Wyatt has time to find out Bernice's secret. He's too busy tracking down a serial killer who leaves young, tattooed men dead in truck stop showers.
And Bernice doesn't have time to worry about it, as she becomes unwittingly involved in a human trafficking investigation of international proportions.
Trust is running thin all around. Bernice and Evan trust each other unequivocally. But when confronted with relationships they thought were safely behind them, can they trust themselves?
