Introduction

Barbara Freethy delivers riveting, plot-twisting suspense and a deeply emotional story. Every book is a thrilling ride." USA Today Bestselling Author Rachel Grant

I was working at my sister's clothing boutique in Carmel when I got the call. The hospital told me that my mother had been shot and was in critical condition. This could be my last chance to see her, and I needed to go to San Francisco immediately.

I was stunned. Not just because of the horrific news, but also because my mother had died in a storm twenty years ago…

To find out the truth, I'll have to dive into the life of the woman in the hospital bed, into her past and mine. But as I get closer to the truth, the target moves from her to me…and suddenly her life isn't the only one on the line.

From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes a tangled, twisty tale of secrets and lies in a thrilling, page-turning, standalone domestic thriller that will keep you up all night!

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Chapter 1

Carmel, California

The biggest call of my life came at three o'clock on a Thursday afternoon in the middle of September. I'd been working at my sister's clothing boutique in downtown Carmel when Ray Price's name flashed across my phone screen. I couldn't take the call in the shop, so I'd jumped into my car and driven a half-mile to the beach where I'd parked along the coastal trail and called him back. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

From the author:

1. Brynn and Dani react quite differently to the idea that their dead mother might be alive? Brynn is determined to find the truth at possible great cost to herself. Dani doesn't think their mother deserves any attention now. Which character's reactions did you relate to the most?

2. Kade's mother accepted money for many years, long after her son was a child. What did you think of her actions? Do you believe she knew all along that the money she was getting was not really from a charity?

3. The twin sisters are in many ways more different than they are the same. But there's a bond between them that treads the line between healthy support and unhealthy enabling. Both Dani and Brynn come to an epiphany about their relationship through the course of the story, realizing that they have often held each other back instead of pushing each other forward. What do you think was the pivotal moment in the story that shows them what they've been doing.

4. Brynn finds more than the truth in this story, she finds her true self. What action does she take that propels her forward in a way she never expected?

5. Kade's paintings reflect his pain. Do you think that the discovery of what happened to his father will affect his art in a positive or negative way?

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