When a neighbor's child is brutally murdered and the law refuses to punish her killer, grieving mother Natalie and her friend take justice into their own hands. As they plot revenge against the boy who escaped justice, their small town simmers with secrets, suspicion, and rage. But the real danger comes when grief turns ordinary people into monsters—and nobody is truly innocent.
For twelve years, Cassie bore the heir’s children—twelve in all, only two survived—while his heart belonged to another. Now discarded for his first love and forced to give up everything but a box of ashes, Cassie is traded to a stranger like property. As she steps into the scorching Savannah sun, clutching the remains of her lost children, Cassie faces the world alone—determined that this time, no one will decide her fate but herself.