About the Book Set in sultry Louisiana, this latest novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author combines hard-edged suspense with emotionally charged relationships and startling plot twists. Book Synopsis From #1 New York Times bestselling author and masterful storyteller ( USA TODAY ) Sandra Brown--a sexy, sultry, family-based thriller set in a small southern town. When her younger brother, Danny, commits suicide, Sayre Lynch breaks her vow never to return to her Louisiana hometown, and gets drawn back into her tyrannical fathers web. He and her older brother--who control the towns sole industry, an iron foundry--are as corrupt as ever. Worse, they have hired a shrewd and disarming new lawyer, Beck Merchant...a man with his own agenda. When the police determine that Dannys suicide was actually a homicide, Sayre must battle her family--and her passionate feelings for Beck--as she confronts a powder keg of old hatreds, past crimes, and a surprising plan of revenge. Review Quotes [Sandra Brown] carefully crafts tales that keep readers on the edge of their seats. -- USA Today A masterful storyteller. -- USA Today Ingenious storytelling...top-notch. -- The Roanoke Times About The Author Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-two New York Times bestsellers, has published over eighty novels, and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Four books have been adapted for film. She lives in Texas.