Carolina Moon

When Tory Bodeen returns to her small South Carolina hometown to open a design shop and finally escape her traumatic past, she's hoping for a fresh start—but the ghosts of childhood won't let her go so easily. The brutal, unsolved murder of her best friend Hope still haunts her, and reconnecting with Cade Lavelle, Hope's brother, stirs up both the grief they share and an undeniable attraction that's been simmering beneath the surface for years. As Tory begins to heal and open her heart to the possibility of something real with Cade, she realizes that moving forward means confronting the dark secrets her hometown has been keeping—and that danger may be closer than she ever imagined. It's a beautifully layered story about finding hope in the wreckage of tragedy and discovering that sometimes the person who understands your pain is the one meant to help you heal.