Ashley Hope is an average Southern woman, happily engaged, her whole life ahead of her - until dark secrets from her past come bubbling up. She soon finds herself in a race against time to save herself - and her marriage - from her ex-husband turned serial killer, who will stop at nothing until he has her back.
Ashley has spent years trying to forget her past and the poverty-wracked childhood she escaped from. Her life is finally perfectly normal - and she's worked hard to make it that way. Her new husband is wealthy and handsome. Their suburban house is a total dream. And with her master's in criminal justice almost complete, Ashley is ready to move on with her life, confident that her secrets are buried for good.
But on a trip to her rural hometown, old tensions suddenly threaten to boil over. Her Polo-wearing husband sticks out dangerously among the hardened folk of Grundy County. And when the visit goes horribly awry, Ashley, handed shocking news, realizes the past has a stubborn way of coming back.
As Ashley's carefully constructed life begins to splinter around her, she finds herself in a fight for her life, drawn deeper into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. This killer knows her better than anyone - and he'll stop at nothing, murder included, to get her where he wants her.
