She's a pariah with a killer past. Her bid to escape it is nothing short of terrifying in a heart-pounding novel of suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent.

Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years--ever since she was accused of murdering her mother's lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies.

Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day's sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. But the best intentions soon spin out of control.

Afton is getting unsettling calls from a restricted number, and someone has been lingering outside her home. As Sydney's troubled marriage comes into focus, so does Afton's past. Her second chance--for herself and for Sydney--isn't what she dreamed of at all. In fact, it's becoming a nightmare.

Minka Kent is the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Watcher Girl, When I Was You, The Stillwater Girls, The Thinnest Air, The Perfect Roommate, The Memory Watcher, Unmissing, and Gone Again. Her work has been featured in People magazine and the New York Post as well as optioned for film and TV. Minka also writes contemporary romance as Wall Street Journal and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author Winter Renshaw. She is a graduate of Iowa State University and resides in Iowa with her husband and three children. For more information, visit www.minkakent.com.