After hitting rock-bottom, former Major-Leaguer Sam Kincaid returned home to guide canoe expeditions in the Maine wilderness. He needs to make this gig a success. He doesn’t need a smart-mouthed city girl reminding him how far he’s fallen, even if she’s damned sexy. The last thing he needs is to care what she thinks.Annie Wylde, an investigative journalist, embarks on a canoe trip to keep the pact made with her friend, murdered by a serial killer called the Hunter, a man she’s been profiling in her stories. She struggles with nature’s challenges and fights her attraction to Sam, considering him an arrogant jock like her ex. But soon he proves to be much more than testosterone and dimples.When the trip turns deadly, they realize the Hunter has followed her into the wilderness. With Annie’s life on the line, Sam faces the challenge of his life because she’s become much more than a client to him. If they survive the ordeal, can they find a way to each other?