When Jill Goodmanâs picture-perfect marriage implodes, sheâs heartbroken. Still reeling from the shock, the only thing she receives in the hasty divorce settlement is the deed to her husbandâs sprawling beach house on the New Jersey shore. Overpriced, with a dark history and a crippling mortgage far outside her means to payâthe house is a symbol of everything Jillâs lost. She hates the sight of it but knows she must face it if sheâs to move on. With no other choice, Jill travels to Dewberry Beach intending to sell the house quicklyâbut the task is not as easy as she expects. Still, she canât help but be charmed by the little townâs leafy streets, sweetly old-fashioned ways and even the unexpected attentions of a handsome local with dark eyes and a teasing smile. For the first time, she can see a path back to the girl she was before she met her husband⌠Then Jill dives deeper into the houseâs dark past and Marcâs part in it, and she stumbles across a terrible secret that changes everything. Torn between the right choice and the easy one, Jill realizes the key lies with her ex-husband. But he would do anything to keep the truth from coming to lightâŚ