Back in rural Virginia to take over her aunt's mountain inn, Autumn Gallegher is surprised to find the resort so full of guests—and shocked to discover Lucas McLean among them. A writer of extraordinary depth and talent, Lucas's way with words won Autumn's love in a passionate affair that he ended without warning. Three years later, she's still drawn to his dark intensity and desires him more than ever.
But when a guest's dead body is discovered, Lucas becomes the police's prime suspect. And while Autumn still loves Lucas, she also has evidence that could convict him of murder . . .