Adter Mariah McKenna lands in the hospital with a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction she knows she didn't cause, she realizes her cheating, vindictive husband would rather have a dead wife than a divorce. Afraid that he will succeed in killing her next time, Mariah goes to Grizzly Harbor to hire one of the Alaska Force special operatives to help her survive long enough to finally live a little. Griffin Cisneros traded in a confortable future for boot camp, where he learned the citure of patience and focus - skills that served him well as a Marine sniper. Few things get to him these days, but something about Mariah's mix of toughness a vulnerabilty gets right under his skin - until it becomes clear she's the one thing in the world that might melt the ice in stoic, reserved Griffin, whether he likes it or not. But first he has to keep her alive.