With her critically acclaimed suspense thrillers "Mary, Mary" and "The Courtship Gift," Julie Parsons has enthralled readers around the globe. Now, she returns with the harrowing tale of a woman driven by love for her daughter and a desire for revenge.... For twelve years, Rachel Becker has been imprisoned for the murder of her husband -- a murder she swears she did not commit. Denied contact with her only daughter, she has been forced to stand by as another woman raised her child. But now Rachel is paroled, and trying to reclaim her daughter's love. Even as she tries to start over, her dearest friend from jail is brutally murdered. Assigned to this new case is Detective Jack Donnelly, who investigated the Beckett murder. Suspicious, Jack starts keeping tabs on Rachel, who evades his advances -- both professional and personal. Before Rachel can move on with her life, she must settle an old score with the man who sent her to jail. The man who said he loved her.... "The man who killed her husband."