Renee thought surviving her past would be the hardest thing she'd ever do. Then Jake walked into her life and showed her what it felt like to be loved without fear, controlled without cruelty, and wanted without begging for it. For the first time in years, she had a man willing to stand beside her, her children, and the complicated life she was still trying to rebuild. She should have known happiness would never come that easily.
Because then there was Mike.
What began as friendship crossed lines none of them expected, pulling Renee, Jake, and Mike into a relationship as complicated as it was addictive. For a while, somehow, it worked, until jealousy, grief, obsession, buried mental illness, and feelings no one knew how to control turned their unconventional love into something dangerous. Renee loved them both, but love couldn't save all three.
Years later, Renee has everything she once prayed for: a devoted husband, children she adores, a thriving farm, money, security, and enough distance from the past to finally believe it's over. She built a beautiful life from everything that tried to destroy her, carrying only one secret she swore would die with her. But some secrets don't stay buried forever, and sometimes the dead have a terrible way of reminding you they were never really gone.
