Despite a
traumatic childhood in Cold Creek, Ohio, the Lockwood
sisters have reunited there for the wedding of youngest
sister Tess to the town's sheriff. Maid of honor Kate
Lockwood is determined to break through best man Grant
Mason's defences. An anthropologist, Kate makes her living
studying the dead. She is particularly interested in the
prehistoric Adena civilization that once called the area
home. A large burial mound sits on Mason family land, and
Kate wants permission to excavate. But Grant refuses and
tells Kate to stay away from the mound.
Kate
respects Grant's desire to honor his grandfather's belief
that the dead should not be disturbed. However, the more she
researches the more it becomes clear that Grant is hiding
something. When one of Grant's friends is killed—and the
sheriff is away on his honeymoon—the couple joins forces to
assist the deputy in the investigation.
When
Kate comes under attack she is certain it is connected to
the burial mound. Grant seems concerned for Kate's safety,
but despite their explosive attraction she can't help but be
suspicious of his motives. Can Kate trust the man she's come
to love, or will the wrong decision be her final act?