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Naomi Bowes lost her childhood innocence when she followed her father into the woods, only to discover the dark secrets he kept hidden in a root cellar. By freeing a girl from that confinement, Naomi exposed her father's terrible crimes and became a living target. To escape the past, she reinvented herself as the successful photographer Naomi Carson and relocated thousands of miles away to the quiet coastal community of Sunrise Cove.
The new town offers her the solitude she craves, yet its residents, especially the determined Xander Keaton, draw her back into intimacy and community. Naomi struggles to keep her defenses up while feeling a deep, unspoken pull toward connection. Yet she knows that her haunting past is never truly gone and could threaten the fragile peace she has built.
The novel intertwines themes of family secrets, parental betrayals, and the transformative power of new beginnings set against a picturesque coastal backdrop.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Nora Roberts
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