Twenty years ago, Jolie Royale witnessed a crime that
stained her home, Belle Rose
plantation, with her family’s blood. A shooting left her
mother, her aunt, and her aunt’s
suspected lover dead, and Jolie critically wounded. The
case was ruled a double homicide
and suicide and quickly closed, though rumors abounded as
to the murderer’s real identity.
Jolie would never forget that day—but could never recall
the killer’s face. Now she is coming
home with mixed feelings about her father’s funeral. Soon
those feelings turn into dread
when the investigation into the triple murder is reopened—
and it becomes clear that a killer
is still on the loose.
Determined to put the past to rest, Jolie turns to Max
Devereaux for help. Years ago, he
made no secret of his resentment toward her family, but it
seems many things have
changed—including Jolie’s feelings for her unlikely ally.
Now, as she and Max work together
to put back the lost pieces of her memories, the striking
distance between her and the killer
closes. Someone can’t wait for Jolie to remember his face,
because by then it will be too late.