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 Rivers 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 wasnt allowed to be at home a child.
