Eight months ago, Nikki Larssen's biggest worry was whether or not the chocolate soufflé would rise. Now, hiding a baby and guarding a dangerous secret, she's worried about staying alive. A secluded house in Ontario seems like the ideal hide out for Nikki and the child she's sworn to protect ... until a stranger shows up. With years and miles behind him, Gren Wilder realizes you can't run fast or far enough to leave your past. His career in ruins, Gren returns to Vinegar Hill, to find a little solitude, a place to work with no distractions. What he gets is a ready-made family. Gren forms a liaison with Nikki and child who've laid claim to his home. But Nikki is keeping secrets. And Gren has a nose for news. Will any of them survive his quest for the truth?
Cheryl Cooke Harrington is a Canadian author based in Toronto. Her novels have been published by Avalon Books (New York), Ulverscroft Press (London), and by Amazon Books under their Montlake Romance imprint. Cheryl's stories combine romance, suspense and adventure. She once took flying lessons to 'get it right' in a book. Between paragraphs, she serves as personal assistant to Sam the cat. Cheryl is a proud member of The Writers' Union of Canada and the Creative Nonfiction Collective.