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Elizabeth, a restrained daughter of a tyrannical mother, slips into danger one night and is lured to a house on Lake Shore Drive. Caught in an unspeakable encounter, her life takes an irreversible turn. Twelve years later, she lives as Abigail Lowery, a reclusive freelance programmer in the Ozarks, surrounded by her own security systems, a fierce dog, and pistols. A police chief named Brooks Gleason becomes intrigued by her secretiveness, suspecting that a hidden menace seeks her. As he delves deeper, the danger escalates, threatening both Abigail's carefully built life and the town's peace.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Nora Roberts
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