In the small, gossip-ridden town of Paducah, Kentucky secrets don’t stay buried for long, and relationships are as tangled as the roots of the black earth beneath them. For Shelley Beauregard, life feels like it’s spiraling out of control. After a near-tragic night at the lake, she finds herself reluctantly swept into a family road trip to Louisiana—a trip she hopes will offer some peace from the betrayal and heartbreak she’s been drowning in.
But peace is hard to come by when unresolved tensions bubble beneath the surface. Her brothers, Marcus and Elijah, are hiding their own secrets, while her parents carry the weight of unspoken concerns. And as Shelley tries to shield herself from the pain of her small-town betrayal, she can’t help but question the truths she’s been running from—both about herself and the people she once trusted.
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