From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of
suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest
terrors of the human psyche - and the ineffable mystery of
what truly makes us who we are. Here an innocent man finds
himself fighting for his very existence in a battle that
starts with the most frightening words of
all…
At thirty-four, Internet
entrepreneur Ryan Perry seemed to have the world in his
pocket - until the first troubling symptoms appeared out of
nowhere. Within days, he's diagnosed with incurable
cardiomyopathy and finds himself on the waiting list for a
heart transplant; it's his only hope, and it's dwindling
fast. Ryan is about to lose it all…his health, his
girlfriend, Samantha, and his life.
One year later,
Ryan has never felt better. Business is good and there's
even a chance of getting Samantha back in his life. Then the
unmarked gifts begin to arrive in the mail - a heart
pendant, a box of Valentine candy hearts. And, most
disturbing of all, a graphic heart surgery video accompanied
by a chilling message: Your heart belongs to
me.
In a heartbeat, the medical miracle that gave
Ryan a second chance at life is about to become a curse
worse than death. For Ryan is being stalked by a mysterious
woman who feels entitled to everything he has. She's the
spitting image of the twenty-eight-year-old donor of the
heart beating steadily in Ryan's own chest.