Olivia Harper plans to take a fun road trip with her new boyfriend, Raife, from Texas to The Cold River in New Hampshire. For her, this would be a test of the relationship to see if it could work. Against the advice of her powerful father, Moses, and her own simmering doubts ringing in the back of her mind, she sets off with Raife and her puppy, Rufus. It isn’t long before the alarm bells ringing in her mind become louder as Raife becomes stranger and colder as the trip progresses. When she begins to question whether to continue the trip or go home, Raife convinces her that what she is sensing is only the stress that he is under about his job. It sounded reasonable and at one point, Raife professes his love for her. It isn’t until they reach The Cold River that the true depth of Raife’s deception becomes clear. Olivia finds herself in a life and death struggle to survive. The Cold River will change her life forever.