Former cop Jasper Cole has come home to Buckhorn to ranchβand to find someΒ peace. But thereβs one part of his past he doesnβt object to facing again. Darby Fulton acts like sheβs forgotten the searing one-night stand they shared in college, but to Jasper, sheβs as fascinating and tempting as ever. And when sheβs drawn into an unsettling local mystery, he follows, despite his misgivings.
Bad things have been happening to Buckhorn residents, and Darbyβs sure it has something to do with a new store called Gossip. As a newspaper publisher, she canβt ignore the story, any more than she can ignore her deep attraction to Jasper. And as their investigation reignites that spark, it also pulls them both into a twisted scheme of revenge, where secrets are a deadly weaponβ¦