The McQueens are the town's founding family, andRuth McQueen is their matriarch. She's a dangerous woman tocross, as Sarah Dempsey found out sixteen years ago. Pregnantand desperately in love with Ruth's adored grandson Kyall,Sarah stood up to Ruth—and was banished from the town.
Now, all these years later, Sarah is a doctor, successful andhighly regarded, but she's never forgotten Kyall or their baby.A baby Kyall didn't even know about. A baby girl who diedshortly after birth…or did she?When Sarah returns to Koomera Crossing, when she andKyall fall in love again, Ruth begins to feel threatened becauseher secrets are suddenly in jeopardy. And a threatenedRuth McQueen could cost Sarah not only the love of herlife…but her life itself.