One of the most popular voices in womenโs fictionโ (Newsweek), Karen Robards delivers another electrifying national bestseller with this story of unexpected attraction and evil that lurks beneath a bit of Southern splendor.
Left bankrupt after her billionaire fatherโs sudden death, Alexandra Haywood returns to Shelby County, Kentuckyโthat bit of Southern splendor known as Paradise Countyโto sell the familyโs magnificent horse farm. Part of her mission is to fire Joe Welch, the sexy, stubborn farm manager who worked hard for the Haywoods while raising his children. But Joe refuses to be fired, and he and Alex clash. They also fall for each otherโhard. Just as their attraction flares, a shocking murder with ties to the past rocks the countyโand cuts close to home when Joeโs teenage son, Eli, and Alexโs wild-spirited younger sister, Neely, vanish. Now, the evil that lurks beneath Paradise County raises its gruesome headโand Alex is targeted as the next victim.