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He's sworn to protect his family. She's hiding a past that could destroy them all. In the grip of a small-town mystery, love is the most dangerous risk of all.
After years of hardship, Shirley Wallace brings her four sons home to Pope Mountain, nestled in the small town of Jubilee, Kentucky. For Shirley, returning is a chance to lay old ghosts to rest and rebuild her fractured family beneath the familiar canopy of the Appalachian hills. But Jubilee is a place where the past lingers, and the family quickly discovers that starting over won't be easy in a community that remembers everything.
Aaron Pope, Shirley's eldest son, steps into the role of local police officer; determined to protect his family and forge a new path. When a violent attack threatens the town's fragile peace, Aaron finds himself drawn into a dangerous investigation. His search for the truth leads him to Dani Owens, a fiercely independent woman whose arrival in town stirs suspicion and who holds an undeniable connection to the Pope family's own tangled history.
As Aaron and Dani confront rising threats, and their own growing attraction, they must unravel the lies that have haunted Jubilee for decades. And as danger closes in and old enemies resurface, Shirley and her sons must find the strength to stand together and claim the second chance they never thought they'd get.
Praise for Sharon Sala:
"Emotionally wrenching, sensually appealing, edgy and suspenseful, and hopeful and endearing."--USA Today
"Vivid, gripping...this thriller keeps the pages turning."--Library Journal for Torn Apart
"Skillfully balancing suspense and romance, Sala gives readers a nonstop breath-holding adventure."--Publishers Weekly for Going Once
Sharon Sala
With over fifty books in print, award-winning author Sharon Sala, who also writes as Dinah McCall, still has to remind herself from time to time that this isn''t a dream. She learned to read at the age of four and has had her nose in a book ever since. Her introduction into romance came at an early age through the stories of Zane Gray, Grace Livingston Hill and Emily Loring. Her pride in contributing to the genre is echoed by the letters of her fans. She''s a four-time RITA finalist, Winner of the Janet Dailey Award, three-time Career Achievement winner from Romantic Times magazine, four-time winner of the National Reader''s Choice Award and five-time winner of the Colorado Romance Writer''s Award of Excellence, as well as numerous other industry awards. Her books are regularly on bestseller lists, such as the New York Times extended list, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Waldenbooks mass market, and many others. She claims that, for her, learning to read was a matter of evolution, but learning to write and then being published was a revolution. It changed her life, her world and her fate.
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