Deep in the South Carolina mountains nests the small
township of Ransom where Elizabeth Goodweather is relishing
in how her life is evolving. Six years after her husband's
death, she's finally emotionally involved with a wonderful
man, both daughters are doing well in their chosen
professions, and her business is flourishing every day. Her
focus takes an unexpected leap when she sees someone
attempting to jump off the Grudgers Stand's roof and she
cannot help her curiosity to investigate.
Ransom and its history dates well back into pioneer times
and Grudgers Stand in particular goes as far back as 1860,
which is the beginning of an unstoppable chain of events
Elizabeth is destined to get in the middle of.
Unfortunately, by still being a newcomer after 20 years
living in Ransom, she finds that the unique characters of
this small town are not so willing to share their family
secrets. How many more lives will be taken because of the
mistakes done in the past before the darkness ends?
This second book in Vicki Lane's Ransom series is
captivating until the very last paragraph with characters
you will continue to fall in love with. Definitely a must-
read!!
In a North Carolina winter, new vistas appear through the
bare trees. For Elizabeth Goodweather of Full Circle Farm,
still a newcomer after more than twenty years, one
terrible glimpse ignites a mystery that reaches back years
into these hills, drawing together dozens of seemingly
unconnected lives. Elizabeth sees a frail old woman on a
high porch where dolls hang by twine. When the woman
jumps, and Elizabeth reacts, there is no turning back.
Nola Barrett’s ancient, sprawling house is spewing a dark
past: of depravity, scandal and murder. Her land is at the
center of multiple mysteries, ranging from a suspicious
death to the brutal rape of a young woman to the legend of
a handsome youth hanged for murder. But with Nola
recovering from her self-inflicted wounds, Elizabeth has
inherited her mad, violent drama—while a killer has a
perfect view of it all.…