Maxine McInnis lived a simple life in Toronto with her big brother, Ben, until the day she came home and found him dying on the floor of their apartment. He whispers a cryptic message to her that she doesn't understand then dies in  her arms. Catapulted into a life of danger, she runs north to hide deep in the bush.

 

After running from a devastating forest fire, set by her nemesis, Max is rescued by an Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. She soon finds her life changed for the better until her past catches up to her and finds her new friends in danger because of her presence. To save them all she must run again.

 

Constable J.D. McCloud is stunned to find the lone survivor in the mass of destruction left by the forest fire. He soon realizes that the young man ‘Max’ he saved is actually a woman. Will his heart survive loving her? She gives him a run for his money and keeps him on his toes while together they search for the secret that cost Ben his life and could cost them both theirs.

 

Will they live long enough to capture the killer?

The heat is on in Secret Spoiler!