Nora Roberts
- The World's Greatest Storyteller Tory Bodeen grew up in a small rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist & a leather belt. But she had Hope who lived in the big house nearby & whose friendship allowed Tory to be the girl she wanted to be
- the girl she could never be at home. But when Hope is brutally killed one terrible night Tory's life falls apart. Now Tory has returned to her home town determined to put the nightmare behind her & settle down to a fresh life & open a stylish home-design shop. Forging a bond with Hope's brother Cade she wonders if their shared loss will unite them or drive them apart. Either way she's willing to open her heart just a little & try. But living so close to those unhappy memories is more difficult & dangerous than she ever expected. Because Hope's killer is still free
- & has been waiting patiently for Tory's return...