One step away ... Seven years ago Beth Denison was attacked by a killer named Chevy Bankes. Since then she's created a new life for herself. But now Bankes is out of prison and the gifts he sends her tell Beth he's coming for her. One breath away ... Ex-FBI agent Neil Sheridan is driven to investigate a chain of murders that are similar to a case from his past. When the killer's trail dead-ends at Beth's doorstep, Neil finds a beautiful woman with a secret she'll do anything to keep. One scream away ... Yet even as Beth surrenders to Neil's protection, she can't tell him why Bankes hungers to hear her scream, and why she'll soon consider facing Bankes alone.