Appearing on Holly Gardiner's front porch, battered and beaten Lincoln Carmichael cannot remember anything but his name when told, not even why it is so important he keep Holly safe and alive. Falling in love and marrying despite this, Holly faces abductions, Lincoln beatings and both of them the challenge of determining who it is that is after both of them, how their lives connected and staying one step ahead of the culprit. The resolution of Holly's father disappearance when she was young is just part and parcel of the danger and mystery they face.