On the way to investigate a fugitive sighting, 21-year-old news intern Aubrey Kent is injured when an unexpected storm destroys the newscopter--along with the rest of the crew. Now, stranded in the Canadian wilderness and on the brink of death, Aubrey is rescued by a handsome stranger whose cold disposition is as frightening as the remote cabin in which he lives.

With no way to reach civilization before spring, Aubrey becomes Jack Gordon's unwanted roommate. Her hope for rescue is much more desperate when she sees his hostile attitude and violent behavior. Aubrey and Jack wait out the winter, they grow closer--their delicate friendship blooming into feelings neither of them could have anticipated. But the weather and the wolves aren't the only dangers in the mountains. As Aubrey uncovers the reason for Jack's self-imposed isolation, she realizes she's closer to the story than she imagined--a story that might cost her life.