"From one of the most gifted and beloved storytellers of her time comes a riveting new novel of suspense where one woman's picture-perfect island sanctuary reveals itself to be filled with dangers... At twenty-nine, Alison Marshall is ready to find a place to call home. With no family and no ties, she's drifted from one small Florida town to another since high school, working odd jobs, saving hard, and building a nest egg. Once she finds the right...

When he was growing up, Brad started making funny noises - all the time. Only Brad and his supportive mother knew he could not control it. He was teased, misunderstood and punished for disrupting class. By the time he is diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, Brad had learned to hate school. When an understanding school principal offers encouragement, Brad decides to become a teacher. After 24 schools turn him down, he discovers a school that will finally...