"Death is a lonely business."
"So many things were riding on the truth."
Broadsided with a trifecta of unexpected, and rather unwelcome circumstances, history professor Savannah Webster must face the fact that valuable artifacts are disappearing from Tupelo Grove University's warehouse, her estranged husband has shown up pleading for a second chance, and her very future teeters on the cusp of becoming a suspect in a murder investigation . . . Hez Webster is a brilliant attorney, perhaps his reappearance could solve her legal woes, but her heart and head are simply not in tandem about their marriage.
Struggling to fit together multiple fragments from among a convoluted menagerie of clues, Savannah and Hez soon realize that Tupelo Grove is hiding sinister secrets and those involved are in it to win it, no matter the cost. Will what they discover bring justice for all or simply become another sad chapter in a story that already has borne the brunt of immeasurable heartache . . .
. . . "He had been gripping the past like shards of a broken crystal sculpture, trying to force the shattered pieces back together . . . The sculpture could never be made whole again, but the pieces held a broken beauty of their own, especially touched with healing light."
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Defying all norms for a legal/suspense/thriller/romance, this story bulges through boundaries to form a smorgasbord of intrigue and ingenuity, creating a satisfying ending right up until . . . oh, my goodness!
*I purchased this book and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.
BackCover Blurb:
Family secrets. Historical wrongs. And the truths that refuse to stay buried.
Savannah Webster is trying to find her way forward. She and her husband, Hez, have been separated since tragedy tore them apart and he began numbing his grief and guilt with alcohol. She returned to Tupelo Grove University, which her family helped found over a century ago, to teach history.
When Hez turns up in her classroom asking for a second chance, she rejects the idea immediately. But twenty-four hours later she’s under suspicion for murder, and since Hez is the best attorney she knows, she reluctantly asks him for help. They suspect the murder is tied to someone selling off the university’s pre-Columbian artifacts, but the secrets go much deeper than they realize.
The only hope they’ve got is each other, and they’re going to have to put their past behind them if they’re going to stay alive long enough to uncover all that’s hidden.Contemporary romantic suspense
-Perfect for fans of Laura Griffin, Laura Dave, Sarah Pearse, Allison Brennan, and Dani Pettrey
-First installment in the Tupelo Grove series
-Book length: approximately 90,000 words
-Includes discussion questions for book clubs
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