Jackson's assistant district attorney, Grace Montgomery, has
a choice to make. She must go back to Stillwater to face
her tortured past or loose the man she now wants to marry.
Not an easy choice when going home could cause her to have
to dredge up more than just her history. Stillwater is a
small town with a big grudge against her family, and she
holds the key to the mystery they want solved. Her
stepfather, the revered reverend, disappeared when she was
thirteen. The town cried foul play, but without a body,
they couldn't prove a thing. Unwilling to go to the farm
that still gives her nightmares, Grace returns to her
recently deceased friend's home in town. There she meets a
young boy who befriends her. Unfortunately the boy's dad,
Kennedy Archer, is currently running for town major and
being seen with "Grinding Gracie" could ruin his future.
Kennedy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and
married his childhood sweetheart. His life was great until
his former wife died leaving him the father of two boys and
conscience that won't let him forget how he did nothing to
help Grace when she was younger. It doesn't hurt either
that she has turned out to be such a successful beauty who
has the courage to look the town men straight in the eye.
As the sparks fly between the two of them, things heat up
with the townspeople. Someone is going to pay for the
reverend's disappearance. His nephew and Kennedy's best
friend, Joe, is going to make sure of it. Now Kennedy has a
choice to make -- side with his best friend or do right by
the woman he is falling in love with. As the mystery starts
to unravel, the town chooses sides. The evidence may be
buried, but the truth is not what it seems.
With DEAD SILENCE you get suspense and romance. It's like
having your cake and eating it too. But be prepared to want
another piece. I couldn't even put this book down. It was
like an addiction. I love the fact that Ms. Kovak allows
you to think you know what is going to happen just before
she jerks the rug out from under you. The characters are
real, and the story is intriguing. I've never read a book
that was so predictably unpredictable. With this being the
first in a series, it leaves you wanting to know more about
the town of Stillwater and the mysteries that remain
uncovered.
Grace Montgomery knows who it is, and she knows why it
happened. She was only thirteen the night it all went
wrong.
And now, like then, she has no choice but to keep her mouth
shut.
Grace left the town of Stillwater thirteen years ago,
trying
to forget, trying to make good. As an assistant D.A. in
Jackson, she's finally achieved the success that was
supposed to change her life. But it hasn't -- so she's come
back to confront her own history. Which means returning to
the farmhouse now owned by her brother and facing the
people
of Stillwater, a number of whom suspect the truth.
Widower Kennedy Archer is one of those people. He's running
for mayor and needs to stay as far away from Grace as
possible. And yet... she's an enigma he can't resist. Even
though her enemies are close to finding out what really
happened -- and that could ruin them both.
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