Writer Retta Delaney has it all: her dream job, a new home—and a sexy new neighbor, Sam Parnetti. But their budding attraction is complicated when a fortune turns up via the mailman and sets a terrifying clock in motion. Their romance will have to stay one step ahead of the danger that snakes out to threaten everyone in its wake complicating their growing affection. The couple must put personal agendas aside to form an alliance against an enemy and the elusive truth—where winner takes all. But it’s hard to get answers when all the suspects are dead.