At twenty-eight, Colin Hancock is focused on getting his teaching degree and avoiding all the places and people that proved so destructive in his past. The last thing he's looking for is a serious relationship. But then he meets Maria Sanchez, a woman with a dark past. They fall in love, but soon menacing reminders from events in Maria's former life begin to surface ... A stunning novel about obsession, reinvention and a love that defies every expectation.