<P>Why was she a target? What were the men looking for in her luggage? Merci Carson doesn't have a clue -- but she knows she owes her life to the quiet man who roared to the rescue on his snowmobile when she and her classmate, Lorelei, were being held at gunpoint after their car went off the road in a snowstorm.</P><P>EMT Nathan McCormick is used to handling challenging situations, but between the unexpected blizzard that stranded them and the desperate men chasing them, he has his hands full. Yet for Nathan, failure is not an option.</P><P>When one of the culprits finds Nathan's cabin and steals his snowmobile -- taking Lorelei with him -- Nathan and Merci set out to rescue her. Merci's bravery and kindness challenge Nathan's guarded heart, bringing every protective instinct forward and making him start to hope for the future -- a hope that's instrumental to their survival.</P>