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For breathless action, gripping suspense, and intense romance, bestselling author Linda Howard never misses a beat?and her thrilling new novel will have your heart racing. In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed-and-breakfast. Though the overnight guests are few and far between?occasional hunters and lake fishermen?Cate always manages to make ends meet with the help of the local jack-of-all-trades, Calvin Harris, who can handle everything from carpentry to plumbing. But Calvin is not what he seems, and Cate?s luck is about to run out. One morning, the B & B?s only guest inexplicably vanishes, leaving behind his personal effects. A few days later Cate is shocked when armed men storm the house, demanding the mystery man?s belongings. Fearing for her children?s lives, Cate agrees to cooperate?until Calvin saves the day, forcing the intruders to scatter into the surrounding woods. The nightmare, however, is just beginning. Cate, Calvin, and their entire community find themselves cut off and alone with no means to call for help as the threat gathers intensity and first blood is drawn. With their fellow residents trapped and the entire town held hostage, Cate and Calvin have no choice but to take the fight to their enemies under the cover of night. While reticent Cal becomes a fearless protector, Cate makes the most daring move of her life ... into the very heart of danger. From the Hardcover edition In a picturesque small town, young widow and mother, Cate Nightingale owns and operates a struggling guest house. Occasionally, she enlists the aid of a mysterious, strong, and enigmatic handyman, Calvin Harris. When a trio of brutal thugs invade her inn, demanding the possessions of a guest who vanished days before, Cal proves much bolder than Cate would have ever expected. Though Calvin manages to disperse the intruders, the men regroup and shut down phone access to the entire village, holding its citizens hostage. In a desperate bid for survival, Cate and Cal strike out on their own, seeking help from a neighbouring town. As their daring journey unfolds, Cate is astonished to witness Cal's evolution from reticent carpenter to fearless protector. Is there more to her mysterious handyman than meet the eye? A young widowed bed and breakfast owner, Cate Nightengale, and her twin four-year-old sons, who have escaped memories and the high cost of living in Seattle, by moving to a tiny outpost in Idaho. The reader meets the family three years after the move and Cate seems to be making a life, albeit a tentative one, for herself and her sons. Enter a mysterious bed and breakfast guest, who departs via his bedroom window, leaving all of his luggage behind, and starts a chain of events that leaves Cate -- and the entire town -- under siege. Several of the Idaho townspeople are not whom they seem to be, including Cal, the seemingly shy handyman. Before the final pages, many of them will have their skill, their will, and their tenaciousness tested