Take it from me, getting yourself shot hurts like hell.”

The latest assignment for ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlie Fox has her protecting Simone and her daughter Ella from the unwanted attentions of an ex-boyfriend. But right from the start, Simone’s refusal to accept Charlie’s security measures puts both mother and child in danger.

After a bloody shoot-out in a frozen New England forest, Charlie is left fighting for her life. As she struggles to recover from her injuries, her only thought is to keep Ella safe, even as her actions put them both squarely in a killer’s sights. And this time, Charlie’s in no fit state to protect anyone, least of all herself…