The author of THE UNION STREET BAKERY and
AT THE CORNER OF KING STREET returns to Alexandria,
Virginia, with a heartfelt tale of reconnection.
Rae
McDonald was fifteen when a car accident took her
sister’s life and threw her own into reckless turmoil.
When she got pregnant a year later, she found a loving
couple to adopt the child. Since then, she’s buried her
grief and guilt under a heart of stone.
Lisa Smyth
survived the fateful crash, but never told the truth
about what happened. And when a family obligation draws
her back to Alexandria, the weight of Lisa’s guilt grows
heavier by the day.
As both women confront a past
refusing to be forgotten, long-buried artifacts are
discovered by the Shire Architectural Salvage Company
that point to a shared history between families. Now,
Rae and Lisa must finally ask themselves if denying the
past is worth sacrificing the future.