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Lane Engel returns to her family's Kansas estate, hoping to uncover the truth behind her cousin’s disappearance. While navigating the familiar halls, she rekindles a romance with a young man from her past. However, the quiet rural setting conceals dark family secrets that had forced her to leave at the time. As Lane pieces together hidden truths, she confronts the past that has haunted her and must decide whether to keep the estate or escape it forever.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Amy Engel
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