Caitlin Quinn has just walked out of a miserable relationship with her abusive boyfriend and is finally starting to get her life back on track again. Walking home late on a cold, December night after a Christmas party at work, Caitlin is suddenly and brutally attacked.

Terrorised and frightened for her life she screams for help when suddenly a handsome stranger comes to her rescue and saves her.

Thrown together under the most horrific of circumstances, Caitlin and her rescuer must learn to deal with the effects of the attack as well as their existing relationships and the problems that each of them faces.

The bigger problem, however, is that they are starting to become attracted to one another too.