What if you had the perfect life? Imagine being married to a rich, handsome, powerful attorney while living in a beautiful expansive home. Your friends envied you – even wished they were you. To all who knew you, you were living the ultimate American dream. This was Mary Franklin’s life. Meanwhile, hidden behind her smiles was a mountain of sorrows. Secretly, the most horrendous crime that can happen to another human was committed against her. Fear and dread consumed her – taunted her. Her dream life was nothing more than a stage with dark curtains hiding her nightmarish reality.
When Mary discovers that her husband, Roger, was behind the most unspeakable act in her life, it becomes undeniably evident that she can’t stay with him or feel safe even in the same city! In desperation, she assumes a different identity and flees Tucson to a small southern town in Georgia, all while towing her most prized possession in a horse trailer. In Georgia, she finds a simpler existence, yet she faces more challenges than she could have ever imagined. One such challenge begins when she meets country music star, Alan Brooks.
They are instantly attracted to each other, but they’re each tethered to their hidden secrets. Everything that Mary left behind seems to haunt her, and Alan struggles to face the stark reality that he’s been living a lie. Knowing that their pasts are rapidly threatening to overtake them, can they fully embrace who they have become? Can Mary allow herself to love and be loved again? Will she ever be free of the fear of Roger?
Be sure to check out the sequel Butterflies in the Storm.
