Every man in town craves my dad’s legendary abalone, but only my sister Abby knows the real price. On abalone days, she’s always sick and terrified, while Dad demands more and more from her—no matter how much it hurts. When I discover the truth behind Abby’s suffering, I realize our family’s secret is darker than I ever imagined—and if I expose it, I might lose everything.
After the town’s most hated woman dies, her lonely daughter appears on Elliot’s doorstep, claiming he’s her father. But everyone says her mother was a liar, and the math doesn’t add up—so why does this little girl look just like him? As old wounds bleed and secrets claw their way into the light, Elliot must decide: will he send her away, or risk his heart on the daughter of the woman who ruined his life?