New York Times bestselling author Jill Barnett sweeps readers away to the sultry California coast in a profoundly moving story about the power of forgiveness.

One fateful night changes the lives and fortunes of three innocent women — Kathryn, Laurel, and Julia Peyton. But destiny comes in the form of wealthy, California oil magnate Victor Banning, a ruthless businessman who raised his grandsons Jud and Cale to be just like him: hungry predators in a dog-eat-dog world. Soon everything they've worked for is at risk, when the Banning brothers chance meet an innocent young woman named Laurel Peyton.

"Spanning thirty years and three generations of Peyton women and Banning men, Dark Places In The Heart follows both families in the most unexpected of ways. A novel that is both provocative and lyrical, it explores the depth of blood ties, the mistakes we make in the name of love, and our ability to hope, forgive, and find the courage to change." Kristin Hannah, Bestselling Author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone