Alexis Jergenson, a former attorney, flees her painful past and unsettling law career to teach at a small Christian college. But she’s not the only one running. Luke Stephens is fleeing the effects of the Afghanistan War and a failed marriage, and the last thing he wants is another pretty woman in his life. Haunted by their pasts, they’re both seeking new lives. However, when one of their students is assaulted, they find themselves allies in a fight for her life. "Edgy, gutsy, real" says Varina Denman, Author of the Mended Hearts Series “… a book that will linger in your mind long after you read the last page…” Debby Mayne, author of the Belles in the City series