In this gripping novel of small-town scandal and sizzling passion, New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts tells the story of a renowned artistย whoย confronts a mystery from her pastโand finds that her family secrets have not been laid to rest.
โ[Roberts] can make romance seem fresh and hopeful every time.โโTime
Famed sculptor Clare Kimball has commanded the attention of the New York art world, but troubling memories from childhood have drawn her home to Maryland, to the town where she grew up and where her father died so long ago in circumstances never really explained. Nothing much has changed in Emmitsboroโexcept Cameron Rafferty, the onetime high school bad boy turned town sheriff. The only hint of Camโs wild nature is the light in his eyes when he looks at Clare. In Camโs strong arms Clare is seduced into falling in loveโand believing that her small-town world is safe.
But within the dark woods of Emmitsboro, something evil is spreading its poisonous power. Now Clare must pay the price for digging up the secrets of the past . . . and confront an evil that may be unstoppableโbecause those who practice it believe it is divine.