In the heart of the Appalachian wilderness, secrets run deep and danger lurks in the shadows.
Park Ranger Jesse Weaver’s routine life takes a dark turn after she witnesses a lightning strike that leaves a woman dead and her young daughter, Bunny, clinging to life. Saving Bunny sets off a chain of events that thrusts Jesse into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the child’s ruthless father and his partner, men who will stop at nothing to get their hands on her inheritance.
As a storm of violence brews, Jesse uncovers a twisted web of crime, betrayal, and family secrets that tie her own tragic past to the present danger. Bunny and her dog, Milo, aren’t safe, not even with the child’s remaining family. Between a catfishing scheme, a meth lab, and a will that could have deadly consequences, Jesse soon finds herself in a fight for her and Bunny's lives.
But Bunny has a secret, too.
Only Jesse knows about the child's special gift—a gift that more than just her family would love to exploit. Jesse trained for years so that she would never be a victim again. Now she plans to use those skills to protect Bunny and pay it forward…if she can stay alive long enough.
The child is surrounded by a family chillingly prepared to sacrifice her to achieve their own agendas. Jesse isn’t about to let that happen. When people start dying, she steps in.