They said Emily killed a man and ran away, but that had to be bullshit. If there had been any substance in the wild rumor, local police in every town she moved to would have investigated, and trouble would have followed wherever she went.

Noah was attracted to the wild woman who blew into town one day, but he didn’t know why, nor could he do anything about it. A dark secret lurking in the shallow waters and long memory of a small town haunts Noah.

Can Emily prevail in a town that doesn’t readily welcome strangers?