From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a riveting thriller that probes the deepest terrors of the human psycheand the ineffable mystery of what truly makes us who we are. Here a brilliant young man finds himself fighting for his very existence in a battle that starts with the most frightening words of all... At thirty-four, Internet entrepreneur Ryan Perry seemed to have the world in his pocketuntil the first troubling symptoms appeared out of nowhere. Within days, hes diagnosed with incurable cardiomyopathy and finds himself on the waiting list for a heart transplant; its his only hope, and its dwindling fast. Ryan is about to lose it all...his health, his girlfriend Samantha, and his life. One year later, Ryan has never felt better. Business is good and he hopes to renew his relationship with Samantha. Then the unmarked gifts begin to appeara box of Valentine candy hearts, a heart pendant. Most disturbing of all, a graphic heart surgery video and the chilling message: Your heart belongs to me. In a heartbeat, the medical miracle that gave Ryan a second chance at life is about to become a curse worse than death. For Ryan is being stalked by a mysterious woman who feels entitled to everything he has. Shes the spitting image of the twenty-six-year-old donor of the heart beating steadily in Ryans own chest. And shes come to take it back.