Maya Reid has been dead for six months.At least, that's what everyone believes. In reality, kindergarten teacher Lily Monroe staged her own death to escape Derek Cole, the charming boyfriend who turned into a murderous monster. Now living under a new identity in small-town Georgia, she's finally started to breathe again.But Derek just got out of prison early. And he's coming for her.When Lily catches the eye of James Richardson, a local winemaker with kind eyes and an honest heart, she knows she should stay away. Getting close to anyone puts them in danger. But James sees through her carefully constructed walls and refuses to let her face her nightmare alone.As Derek's threats escalate from psychological warfare to violent attacks, Lily must make an impossible choice: run again and lose everything she's built, or stand and fight alongside the man she's falling for, even if it costs them both their lives.