| Synopsis: |
By the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Miss Layla Beck despises small-town life. After refusing to marry the man her rich father has picked for her, Layla is banished to the remote town of Macedonia, West Virginia, a place where, she is convinced, nothing important has ever happened. When Layla meets the Romeyns, an eccentric, seductive family, she is drawn into their web of hidden truths, and soon discovers to her cost, the smallest towns have the biggest secrets. "Annie Barrows leaves no doubt that she is a storyteller of rare caliber, with wisdom and insight to spare. She is at her best here. Every page rings like a bell." (Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife). |