Haunted by her past with Jack Marshall, Timberline’s late founder, Lee is forced to reexamine a relationship she once believed was love—but now knows was abuse and exploitation. As she digs deeper, the truth becomes more harrowing: Jack’s surviving family has turned the farm into a front for trafficking and corruption. And Jack’s death? Maybe not an accident after all.
Exposing the truth means revisiting the darkest chapter of her life and risking everything she’s built—her career, her reputation, even her safety. But staying silent could mean more children vanish, and more lives are destroyed.
As powerful forces close in and the shadows of Timberline grow darker, Lee must decide: protect herself—or bring a monstrous legacy into the light.
Because some truths don't just set you free--they can destroy you.
R. S. Hampton is an attorney turned novelist, weaving suspenseful stories that unfold across a various landscapes—bustling cities, quiet coastal towns, and places tucked just out of sight. With a legal career spanning three decades, her characters are often lawyers, their clients, and the people entangled in their search for truth—where morality is rarely black and white, and justice doesn’t always follow the rules.
A lifelong traveler, she is drawn to places that spark curiosity, places with history, edge, and unexpected depth. Her stories are shaped by the settings in which they unfold, each one becoming a character in its own right. Whether it’s a courtroom in a city she once called home or a hidden alleyway in a country she’s only just begun to understand, her novels reflect the intricacies of the worlds she explores.
She and her husband split their time between multiple countries, embracing a multicultural life that mirrors the layered complexities of her fiction. When she’s not writing, she’s usually on the move—seeking out the next place, the next story, and the next unanswered question.