Raisa Murray has spent seven years tending her sheep farm in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, raising a little girl, keeping secrets, and convincing herself she made the right choices. When the headline hits — Murder conviction overturned. Jase Hampton released — every wall she built comes crashing in.
Jase Hampton walked out of Central Prison exonerated, but not free. Seven years stolen. A best friend's betrayal. And the one woman he ever loved who never once wrote, never called, never came. He came back to Catawba Vale for answers. What he didn't plan on was still wanting her.
But Raisa is hiding something bigger than either of them has reckoned with. And in a small foothills town where neighbors know your business and porch lights signal more than anyone admits, secrets don't stay buried for long.
As the past presses in from every side, Raisa and Jase must decide whether the truth will destroy them — or finally set them both free.
Raisa Murray has spent seven years tending her sheep farm in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, raising a little girl, keeping secrets, and convincing herself she made the right choices. When the headline hits — Murder conviction overturned. Jase Hampton released — every wall she built comes crashing in.
Jase Hampton walked out of Central Prison exonerated, but not free. Seven years stolen. A best friend's betrayal. And the one woman he ever loved who never once wrote, never called, never came. He came back to Catawba Vale for answers. What he didn't plan on was still wanting her.
But Raisa is hiding something bigger than either of them has reckoned with. And in a small foothills town where neighbors know your business and porch lights signal more than anyone admits, secrets don't stay buried for long.
As the past presses in from every side, Raisa and Jase must decide whether the truth will destroy them — or finally set them both free.