

One way or another, it will change both their lives for ever.

His persistence and determination to uncover the truth is unsettling, exciting - and dangerous. Abigail intrigues him - and he'd like nothing better than to break through the walls she has built around herself. Perhaps now, at last, she can stop running.īut Brooks Gleason, the local chief of police, has other ideas. Daughter of a cold, controlling mother and an anonymous donor, studious. She has convinced herself that this is all she needs: peace, safety. In her stunning 200th novel, 1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts proves why no one is better 'when it comes to flawlessly fusing high-stakes suspense with red-hot romance (Booklist, starred review). Narrowly escaping with her life, she was forced to leave her old identity - even her real name - behind for good.įifteen years later Abigail is still hiding from the world - a semi-recluse in the quiet, rural town of Bickford, Arkansas. Aged just sixteen, she witnessed a shocking mafia murder. 'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon'Ībigail Lowery has a dark and terrifying secret. 'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman'
