He came to the mountains to escape his past. She came to survive her future.

After enduring months of captivity in Azbakastan, former soldier Jon Murphy can't bring himself to face his family—not with the things he did to survive. Hiding out in a remote mountain cabin, he's content to live in silence... until trouble finds him in the form of a desperate woman and her missing child.

Widow Sara Sheldon has spent years outrunning the mistakes of her past. Now her powerful in-laws are threatening to take her daughter away. When the little girl vanishes in the Colorado Rockies, Sara turns to the only person who can help—a rugged, reclusive tracker who looks like he's battled his own demons.

Trapped by a snowstorm and hunted by danger, Sara and her daughter find unexpected refuge in Murphy's arms. But the closer she gets, the more determined he is to push her away. His scars run deeper than skin, and the secrets he carries could destroy them both.

He vowed never to get involved again. But some promises are impossible to keep...

**Murphy's Law was a 2006 Golden Heart Finalist**