First published 2020
Arden Maynor was six when floodwaters swept her away during a sleepwalking episode. Rescuers found her days later, clinging to a storm drain. The miracle survival brought fame, a book deal for her mother, and unwanted attention from fans and stalkers. As an adult, Arden fled to a new city and took the name Olivia Meyer. She built a quiet life as a medical transcriptionist, staying invisible for years. Now the twentieth anniversary of her rescue approaches. Media interest resurges. Olivia feels eyes watching her. The sleepwalking returns, pulling her from bed into her yard. One night she wakes outside to discover a corpse at her feet. She recognizes the dead man from her past life in Widow Hills. Someone has tracked down Arden Maynor. The question becomes whether this death connects to her childhood trauma or the secrets she has kept since leaving home. Olivia must confront the girl she used to be while staying alive long enough to learn who wants her found.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Widow Hills
Period: 20th Anniversary
481 pages · Library Binding · Wheeler Publishing Large Print
Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness