When four skeletons are discovered behind a crumbling wall in an abandoned house in Outlaw Ridge, Texas, forensic anthropologist Cully O’Banion is shocked to learn the grisly scene is in her newly purchased property, undergoing renovations. Even more unsettling, her ex-husband, Deputy Declan Brodie, is assigned to investigate the murders, which appear to date back two decades. As Cully and Declan dig deeper into the identities of the victims, long-buried secrets begin to surface—secrets someone will go to deadly lengths to keep hidden. As the investigation heats up, so does the undeniable chemistry between Cully and Declan, reigniting feelings they thought they’d left behind. But as the threats against them escalate, they must not only untangle the web of lies surrounding the murders but also confront the unresolved tension between them. In a race against time, Cully and Declan must uncover the killer’s identity before they become the next victims in a deadly plot to protect a secret that’s been buried for far too long.