No one in Three Oaks, Alaska knows what really happened to Evie McKenzie. It is the local rumor mill's only unsolved mystery. Logan Hawthorn isn't the type of man to get caught up in gossip, and he prefers to leave the past exactly where it belongs-buried. But when the sexy redhead with the Clint Eastwood sneer starts getting death threats, he can't just stand by and watch. Scars, blood, scandal, and secrets follow the woman wherever she goes. And he needs to unravel the mystery before the past comes back to kill them both. Evelyn McKenzie learned some things the hard way: 1. Don't trust men who wear hair gel 2. Kicking one's boss in the testicles is not effective conflict resolution 3. For better or worse, no one is who they seem. Appearances mean nothing in her Alaskan hometown, a lesson she isn't quick to forget upon returning for her parents' funeral-a lesson her scars would never let her forget. When an anonymous letter earns her a bodyguard, she is reluctant to accept the assistance. But when little else lies between her and a threatening attacker, she doesn't really have a choice.