A powerful story of grief, the resilient bonds of love, and the secrets of the past, now with a stunning new cover. When Mike Noonan's wife dies suddenly, the famous author suffers from writer's block. Until he is drawn to his summer home, the beautiful lakeside retreat called Sara Laughs. There, Mike discovers the once-familiar town under the tyrannical control of millionaire Max Devor. Devor is determined to gain custody of his late son's daughter and manipulates the fabric of the community for this purpose. Three-year-old Kyra and her young mother turn to Mike for help. And Mike finds them increasingly irresistible. But there are darker forces near Sara Laughs as well - and Kyra senses them too... 'Remarkable... impossible to put down... his spellbinding best' Observer