From friends ... to lovers ... to murder.
Haley Montgomery chases dreams she can never quite catch. After giving up on love, becoming a successful thriller screenwriter is the next best thing, right? She'll do anything to escape her family's failing vineyard and unrequited love for her best friend Marc. Then the opportunity of a lifetime arrives in her small town as renowned film producer Allen Michaels offers her a ticket to a better future. But not without a cost.
It can't be coincidence that as Haley begins working with Allen she starts receiving strange threats. It can't be fate that Marc at last wants something more when she's already got one foot out the door. And it can't be safe when Haley uncovers a bone-chilling secret about why Allen showed up in her obscure town in the first place.
When a body is found buried in Marc's backyard, Haley doesn't know who to believe anymore. Allen claims Marc is dangerous. Marc claims he's been framed. All she knows is that no one can be trusted, especially not her own unreliable heart.
Haley thought she was chasing a dream, but now she's running from a nightmare.
To know PAMELA CRANE, you first need to know her husband. He sleeps with one eye open. He checks the knife block to make sure none are missing. Why? It could be because they have four kids and a farm full of mischievous animals. Or it could be because she writes thrillers and mysteries, and about the occasional woman who has lost her marbles (not based on her own psyche, she swears!). Don't worry—her husband is safe...for now. Her books range from witty whodunnits to psychological suspense and even humorous women’s fiction thrown in for good measure. She’s a USA TODAY bestselling author of over a dozen novels (who’s counting?), but her biggest accomplishment is keeping her zoo of animals alive…and her husband in check.