When the entire small town police department of Outlaw Ridge, Texas, is brutally attacked, Deputy Jemma Salvetti is one of only two survivors, and she's immediately thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. With the killer unidentified and still on the loose, Jemma has no choice but to team up with her new partner, Hayes Brodie, a member of the elite Strike Force security team and now a temporary deputy brought in to track down the vicious killer. Hayes is more accustomed to covert operations than small-town policing, but he knows this isn't just a hunt. It's a race against time. As Jemma and he work side by side, the attacks escalate. So does the heat that ignites and intensifies between them, but they must bury their growing attraction to stay focused on the mission-because this killer isn't stopping until he eliminates everyone with a badge in Outlaw Ridge.