#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers
a riveting thriller in which a conflict of conscience for a former
football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into
a fight for their lives.
Former Super Bowl MVP quarterback Zach Bridger hasn't seen his ex-wife,
Rebecca Pratt, for some time--not since their volatile marriage
imploded--so he's shocked to receive a life-altering call about her.
Rebecca has been placed on life support after a violent assault, and
he--despite their divorce--has medical power-of-attorney. Zach is asked
to make an impossible choice: keep her on life support or take her off
of it. Buckling under the weight of the responsibility and the glare of
public scrutiny, Zach ultimately walks away, letting Rebecca's parents
have the final say.
Four years later, Rebecca's attacker, Eban--the scion of a wealthy
family in Atlanta--gets an early release from prison. The ludicrous
miscarriage of justice reeks of favoritism, and Kate Lennon, a brilliant
state prosecutor, is determined to put him back behind bars. Rebecca's
parents have kept her alive all these years, but if her condition were
to change--if she were to die--Eban could be retried on a new charge:
murder.
It isn't lost on Zach that in order for Eban to be charged with
Rebecca's murder, Zach must actually be the one to kill her. He rejects
Kate's legal standpoint but can't resist their ill-timed attraction to
each other. Eban, having realized the jeopardy he's in, plots to make
certain that neither Zach nor Kate lives to see the death of
Rebecca--and the end of his freedom.
Includes a reading group guide.
