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 yearsโuntil 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 searchingโand mountains of heartacheโAnnette has reunited with the father she never really knew. Sheโs severed all ties with the dangerously unstable Rhoda. And finally her real life has started to take shape. Or so she thinksโฆ
Things start to fall apart atโof all placesโAnnetteโs own pre-wedding celebration, where a guest reveals that the beautiful bride-to-be once turned tricks for a living. When her fiancรฉ pulls a disappearing act, Annette reunites with Pee Wee Davisโthe man who has been her on-again, off-again sweetheart since childhood. Itโs not a great life, but itโs a pretty good one.
Yet for years, Annette has been holding the secret of her ex-friend Rhodaโs murderous past deep in her heart. She knows itโs 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 believeโand what she can forgiveโas she tries to salvage the one relationship that she just canโt seem to let goโฆ
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