The San Francisco lawyer is pitted against a serial murderer with an agenda. He uses the MO of a serial killer who was recently executed and his first victim happens to be Kali's best friend.

Imagine losing what you love most. Don't say I didn't warn you...The woman gives her name as Betty. No last name. No phone number. Just a meeting place — a deserted, wooded park on the outskirts of Lake Tahoe. The retainer is a healthy one. The one condition — come alone. San Francisco attorney Kali O'Brien understands client confidentiality, but something about Betty's urgent request has her a little spooked. Whatever secrets the woman is hiding...

The overlapping threads of two murders lead Kate from Cybersex to love sonnets, from a clandestine research project to the deepest of family secrets, and ultimately threaten Kate and those she loves.