Set amid the rugged natural beauty of the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Kelly Callahan has forged a new place for herself, a tranquil home, far from the city where she can forget her brutal past and maybe someday think about her future. But her peace is disturbed when a new sheriff rolls into town.Sheriff Matthew Adams is really a federal Marshall. His special mission is to bring to justice the killers of his predecessor, three deputies and 2 special agents, while rounding up a group of international bear poachers. Not the most difficult assignment until he meets the feisty new owner of The Dew Drop Inn. Dodging bullets, bears and bar room brawls the unlikely pair find themselves in love, he for the first time and she for the last. But they must over come one obstacle which vows to kill them both first