A funeral.
An illicit attraction rekindled.
A deeply buried secret waiting to be unearthed.

When, years after being forced to leave home by a violent father, Jack returns for his funeral, it not just stirs up old resentments and enmities, but also rekindles a forbidden attachment that has stubbornly refused to die.

But then a possible murder hints at an old secret, which might just change the lives of Jess and Jack forever.

For better or worse?

Who knows?

But whatever they may find... Jack and Jess are determined to unearth the truth.

Potentially troubling subjects in this novel include:

• Suicide

• Murder

• Domestic violence against females and males alike

• Societal execration of those who are different

• Anti-religiosity

• Forbidden love

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)