#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts spins her finest， most evocative tale yet， in a novel rich with the secrets and romance of the South."Nora Roberts delivers the goods with panache."--Publishers WeeklyNora Roberts "just keeps getting better and better，" says the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Now， after the triumphant success of River s End， she reminds us why readers have already bought 35 million copies of her books--and keep coming back for more--with a suspenseful story of a woman struggling to survive in both body and spirit.Tory Bodeen grew up in a small， rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt--and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. But she had Hope--who lived in the big house， just a short skip away， and whose friendship allowed Tory to be something she wasn t allowed to be at home: a child.After young Hope s brutal murder， unsolved to this day， Tory s life began to fall apart. And now， as she returns to the tiny town of Progress， South Carolina， with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop， she is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of that terrible night. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle--Hope s older brother and the heir to the Lavelle fortune--she isn t sure whether the tragic loss they share will unite them or drive them apart. But she is willing to open her heart， just a little， and try.But living so close to those unhappy memories will be more difficult and frightening than she ever expected. Because the killer of Hope is nearby as well.