in this evocative debut novel katrin schumann weaves a riveting story of past and presentand how love can lead us astrayat twentyfour katie gregory feels like life is looking up shes snagged a great job in new york city and is falling for a captivating artistand memories of her traumatic past are finally fading katies life fell apart almost a decade earlier during an idyllic summer at her familys cabin on eagle lake when her best friend accused her father of sexual assault throughout his trial and imprisonment katie insisted on his innocence dodging reporters and clinging to memories of the man she adoresnow hes getting out yet when katie returns to the shuttered lakeside cabin details of that fateful night resurface the chill of the lake the heat of first love the terrible sting of jealousy and as old memories collide with new realities they call into question everything she thinks she knows about family friends and ultimately herself now katies choices will be put to the test with lifealtering consequences