Psychology professor Dr. Denilyn Rossi contends that the past is either a shadow that haunts us or a force that propels us. The choice is ours, she tells her students. What she doesn''t tell them is that her own past is a shadow she can''t seem to shake. Adelia Sanchez, however, has embraced Dr. Rossi''s teaching. She is ready to confront fear and render it powerless - using the trauma of her past to propel her to entrap the man who stalked and brutally attacked her. As Denilyn''s past and Adelia''s present converge at the Kaweah River, a dangerous man bent on destruction threatens them both. Will he uncover the secret Deni and Adelia have fought so hard to protect?