Seven years ago, Sophie Bancroft fled Blackwood Ridge to escape the shame of her father's financial scandals. Now, she's back to settle her aunt's affairs, only to discover the family home is on the brink of foreclosure. The debt is held by Obsidian Ventures, a company owned by Miles Thorne-her childhood crush turned the town's most hated villain. Miles is cold, calculating, and seemingly hellbent on evicting Sophie to claim the land.

But the ledger doesn't add up. Sophie finds evidence that her aunt was paying blackmail money to keep a secret regarding the tragic car accident that killed Miles's brother three years ago. As Sophie digs into the past, she realizes Miles isn't the monster the town believes him to be-he's a martyr protecting a dark truth that implicates the town's political elite.

Forced into proximity by a historic blizzard and a shared enemy, the animosity between Sophie and Miles ignites into undeniable chemistry. With a Senator's hit squad closing in and the town watching, Sophie has to make a choice: run back to the safety of her anonymous city life, or stand her ground and fight for the man who sacrificed everything for a lie.