A woman who witnessed a murder, a cold-blooded killer who wants her dead, a Texas Ranger who will stop at nothing to get justice… All Kaylie Whittaker wants is to protect her daughter from the madman who killed her husband. So she turns to the police for help. But when the officer assigned to protect her is murdered, she realizes she can't trust anyone, so she goes into hiding… All five-year-old CeCe Whittaker wants is a real Christmas. But her mother keeps moving her from town to town. Then they stumble on an abandoned ranch house and she hopes they've finally found a home… All Texas Ranger Sergeant Mitch Manning wants is to forget Christmas this year - and that his son will not be around to see it. Then he discovers that Kaylie and CeCe are squatting in his ranch house, and his detective instincts surge to life. His first thought is to run them off, but they immediately sneak past his defenses. Only Kaylie is lying about who she is, and as a Ranger, he must find out the truth. Then a killer comes looking for them, and Mitch will stop at nothing to keep them safe. But can he allow himself to love again and be a family with them?