Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who deserted her and her mother for another woman. And she saw little to prove otherwise. There was Mr. Boatwright, the boarder who abused her for yearsβuntil her best friend Rhoda murdered him. And what about the men she slept with to earn the money she needed to run away from her life? None of them was exactly the picture of chivalry. But now, after decades of soul searchingβand mountains of heartacheβAnnette has reunited with the father she never really knew. Sheβs severed all ties with the dangerously unstable Rhoda. And finally her real life has started to take shape. Or so she thinksβ¦
Yet for years, Annette has been holding the secret of her ex-friend Rhodaβs murderous past deep in her heart. She knows itβs a burden that will torment her until she can put the past to rest. So when Rhoda suddenly walks back into her life, Annette must decide what she should believeβand what she can forgiveβas she tries to salvage the one relationship that she just canβt seem to let goβ¦
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