After the tragic and untimely death of her parents at the hands of a drunk driver, Heidi Everly is given a settlement and decides to move to the only place on earth that might have the capability to make her happy again. The evergreen forest of Washington. Nearly ten years later and living on beautiful Lake Sutherland, Heidi believes she's finally ready to put as much of the past behind her as she can, and start living again. She has Avery, her best friend and sister for all intents and purposes, Avery's son Milo, and her surrogate father, Dr. Damon Donovan. But someone else has relocated to Washington, with Lake Sutherland in their sights. And Heidi, too. However, as Heidi herself comes face to face with death, a relationship unfolds when she is rescued from Lake Sutherland's icy depths by the familiar, yet stoic, Mikhail Creed. Heidi knows his face, but from where? As their attraction towards each other becomes harder and harder to suppress, Mikhail must make a choice. If or when to tell Heidi who he really is. The very decision that could cost him everything. The one obstacle he can't outrun.