A man from her past is willing to lie for her—but as danger draws them closer, will he die for her? Just as Tennessee innkeeper Madeline Nash is wrongly accused of a terrible crime, former lover Julian Mercer unexpectedly shows up and lies to give her an alibi. As Julian’s deceit draws him into the dangers and mysteries of Madi’s troubled past, their romance rekindles—and a secret is revealed. Now nothing can keep the trained military man from protecting the woman he never forgot—not even bullets . . .