Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2021 Finalist in category of historical fiction; American Fiction Awards 2021 Finalist in category of Family Saga
 
It’s 1899 in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Caroline’s excited to find work and meet new people but gets more than expected when the town doctor and a brawny farmer both engage her affections. She must choose between them, but a young sociopath is not about to let this happen.
 
“The social realism of Jane Austen meets the Southern gothic of Flannery O'Connor,” —Sarah Domet, author of The Guineveres

“Laced with a thread of romance and driven by a gothic vibe.” —anya E Williams, author of All That Was.

“[A]rtfully intermingles the romance of the South with the romance of its characters.” —Kellyn McClarry, author of Indian Summer.

“[A] masterpiece!” —Jennifer Ibiam, Readers' Favorite (5-star review).