When Kristen Lang drives her federal judge mother home from a Chicago courthouse, the routine commute suddenly turns into a deadly nightmare. Run off the road by an SUV, Kristen barely gets away alive—and her mother is abducted. When the kidnappers announce their ransom, the terms are terrifyingly simple: Kristen in exchange for her mother. Deputy US Marshal Nick Sandoval will do almost anything to safely recover the judge—except trade Kristen. But can he shield the woman he’s falling for and bring her mother home?