How far would you go to protect your child?

Cara Westling, a newcomer to the small town of Payton, Idaho, is grateful she’s landed employment with the highly respected J.L. Larrett. A victim of abuse both from her father and ex-husband, Cara is struggling to build her own self esteem-and a new life for herself and her troubled thirteen-year-old daughter, Riley.

But J.L. Larrett is not the man people think they know.

One week into the job, J.L. forces Cara to do the unthinkable–help him hide the body of a woman he’s murdered. If Cara refuses, she could pay with her life.

If she obeys, the stain on her soul may be more than she can bear…