A deadly cycle...a haunting legacy.

From the moment Detective Caitlyn Decker arrives at the scene, she knows this crime is anything but a routine killing. The cryptic note. The contradictory evidence. The violence. There's no doubt in her mind her life's about to get complicated. Add Special Agent Deacon McGraw into the mix--a man she's had an unfortunate crush on for the past six months--and it's shaping up to get downright messy.

Deacon has waited twenty years to solve his father's murder. If his calculations are correct, this recent killing is connected to it, and the start of something grisly. After nearly convincing himself his father's outlandish theories on a cold case were nothing more than a slow slide into madness, Deacon's suddenly faced with a harsh truth--no one's going to believe him, either.

Caitlyn's not sure what to make of Deacon's claims. But she's willing to give him a chance--one that quickly translates into more than just a working relationship. Becoming lovers carries more risks than simple heartbreak. One miscalculation, or a loss of faith, and they just might lose their souls.