"A heart-stopping tale of twisted obsession from the author who gives us "everything we love in a thriller" (O, The Oprah Magazine) The MacBrides lead a cozy life of upper class privilege: good looks (more or less), a beautiful home, tuition-free education at the prestigious private school where Rowan is headmaster, an altruistic righteousness inherited from magistrate Lydia. But when Rowan and his three grown children gather for the first time...

Jean, Steph, and Michael, three souls from vastly different backgrounds, find themselves thrown together at a secluded country home, where they find new beginnings, leaving the outside world behind and creating their own happiness.