Fiction. Literature. Romance. Suspense. HTML:#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents a novel of redemption and suspense, as a woman haunted by the unsolved murder of her childhood friend returns to her small South Carolina hometown. . . .
Tory Bodeen grew up in a run-down house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt�??and where her dreams and talents had no room to flourish. Her one escape was her neighbor 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.
Then Hope was brutally murdered, and everything fell apart. 
Now, as she returns to Progress with plans to settle in and open a stylish home-design shop, Tory is determined to find a measure of peace and free herself from the haunting visions of the past. As she forges a new bond with Cade Lavelle�??Hope�??s older brother and the heir to the family 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 Tory could ever have expected. Because Hope�??s murderer is nearby as well. . . .
�??Roberts may have achieved her personal best in this tense Southern Gothic. As atmospheric and unsettling as a Tennessee Williams play. . . . This is romantic drama at its best.�?��??Publishers We