A small town gripped by secrets, murder, and the stormy pull of second chances in a Christian-leaning Southern Gothic romance.

When Meg McGhee returns to her uncle's crumbling Alabama farm, she's prepared for judgmental neighbors and memories she'd rather forget—not for a violent ex-husband, a string of murders, and a stranger claiming her inheritance is his by lease. Evan Duran, a former cop with his own haunted past, is hiding out on the property, hunting a killer who has already claimed several women in Little Hope. His first order of business? Convince Meg to get out of town before she becomes the next victim.

But Meg isn't leaving. She's fought too hard to reclaim her life to run again, and she's not about to be scared off her only refuge. As the summer storm closes in, desire and distrust crackle between them, even as the danger grows deadlier. To survive, Meg must decide who to trust—while Evan must face the one thing he fears most: failing to protect the woman who's become far more than a distraction.