What its about:
Kate Strickland Ross is small-town attorney seeking election
to a local judicial position, who has just discovered that her son Trey has been
arrested for armed robbery and attempted murder in a neighboring college town.
Although she is highly respected in the small town where she practices law, Kate
has an ugly secret that, until now, she has successfully hidden for more than
twenty years. Her son’s legal troubles and the sudden exposure of her dark past
now threaten to ruin her chances of winning the election and to destroy
relationships with the people she loves. Thanks to Wade Anders, a long-time
friend to Kate and mentor to her son, she soon discovers that she is the target
of an angry young man bent on revenge for misdeeds he believes Kate committed
long ago against his deceased mother. It turns out that the vengeance-seeker,
Andy, has been insinuating himself into the lives of the Ross family for years
as part of a twisted plot to destroy Kate personally and professionally. Andy’s
discovery of Kate’s secret gives him an advantage in his attempt to harm her
reputation and, in his mind, insanely justifies the criminal rampage he has
carried out thus far.
Kate is forced to face her past, along with the consequences it brings, and in doing so she has to unearth the enormous guilt that she has suppressed for decades. In the mean time, Wade, who is in love with Kate, desperately seeks evidence to clear her son’s name, and in the process, discovers that most of the people who have wronged Andy have wound up dead. Alarmed and convinced that Kate’s and Trey’s lives are in danger, Wade soon shockingly finds himself at Andy’s mercy, and he is compelled to reveal a long-held dark secret of his own which could devastate his own relationships with Kate and Trey
Kate is forced to face her past, along with the consequences it brings, and in doing so she has to unearth the enormous guilt that she has suppressed for decades. In the mean time, Wade, who is in love with Kate, desperately seeks evidence to clear her son’s name, and in the process, discovers that most of the people who have wronged Andy have wound up dead. Alarmed and convinced that Kate’s and Trey’s lives are in danger, Wade soon shockingly finds himself at Andy’s mercy, and he is compelled to reveal a long-held dark secret of his own which could devastate his own relationships with Kate and Trey
My thoughts on the book:
I could easily hands down give this book a four and a half stars out of five. From My understanding this is the authors first book and I think she did not pull out any stops for this book. I can not wait to read more from her. I can tell you this my only disappointment was I wish it was longer. The book keeps you on the edge of your seat from the first few pages. Its a complete page turner and you will be sad when it ends.
As Kate and Wade are both haunted from their past and you find the story being followed by a few people it does not get distracting at all it flows well. When they are forced to face the past there are so many involved it wont be easy to handle it. All the while Andy and Trey are brought together by school or so it seems, Andy has something to hide and it "appears" Trey does too, or does he?
Rachael Vaughn takes each character and gives them real life circumstances and
flaws, she does a good job showing that God's grace is for everyone, not just who we think are perfect. A true book about second Chances. I really think that if you are looking for a quick read (should only take a few hours) and a page turn this here is your book. You can not go wrong!!
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