At eighteen, Rachel is tired of being protected by Eric Hamilton, the only father she has ever known. A former Navy captain, Eric is the kind of man few people challenge twice, and when it comes to Rachel and her mother, Abby, there isn't much he won't do to keep them safe.
Which is exactly why Rachel doesn't tell him she's leaving the country.
An overseas equestrian program gives her the excuse she's been looking for—and a chance to follow a thread from Abby's past that has never made sense. Rachel tells her parents she's looking at schools down south. Instead, she boards a plane determined to find some answers of her own.
She doesn't expect to meet a man her father would despise on sight. And she certainly doesn't expect what she uncovers.
Eric Hamilton isn't her biological father.
The man who raised her knew. Her mother knew. And suddenly every question Rachel has ever had about Abby's past leads to another secret.
But Rachel has uncovered more than a family lie. Someone else knows she's asking questions, and the truth Eric and Abby buried eighteen years ago may not be finished with any of them.
Now Eric has to find his daughter before she learns the hardest truth of all:
Some secrets aren't kept to deceive you. They're kept because someone is still afraid of what will happen when they're found.
Lorhainne Eckhart is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for emotionally powerful romance, romantic suspense, mystery, and family saga novels. Her stories feature strong characters, complex family dynamics, small-town secrets, justice, loyalty, and love tested by danger. With multiple bestselling series, including A Billy Jo McCabe Mystery, The Friessen Legacy, The O’Connells, The McCabe Brothers, The Parker Sisters, The Street Fighter, and The Wilde Brothers, Eckhart writes compelling stories where ordinary people face extraordinary choices.