(ORIG 06/23)

Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does her job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party-attended by Luke, the IT guy who'd been chatting her up at the bar-her new world is shattered. The back door is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor. Soon, the truth emerges: It was Morgan who let the monster in. "Luke" is actually a con artist named Gavin who targets a type of woman, steals her assets and identity, and then murders them. What the FBI tells Morgan is beyond chilling. Nina wasn't his type. Morgan is. Nina was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. And Morgan's nightmare is just beginning. Soon she has no choice but to flee to her mother's home in Vermont. While she struggles to build something new, she meets another man, Miles Jameson. He isn't flashy or flirtatious, and his family business has deep roots in town. But Gavin is still out there hunting new victims, and he hasn't forgotten the one who got away.