The past can’t stay buried forever.

Since leaving Louisiana, Sally Stevens has held her childhood secrets at bay, smothering them in a sunny disposition and sugar-coated lies. No one, not even her husband, Sam, has heard the truth about what happened to her when she was twelve years old.

Now a teacher in Illinois, Sally has nearly forgotten herself. But when one of her students is violently attacked, Sally’s memories of segregation, a chain-link fence, and a blood oath bubble to the surface like a dead body in a bayou. As Sally’s story comes to light, the lies she’s told began to catch up with her. And as her web of deceit unravels, she resolves to face the truth at last — whatever the consequences.

About the Author: Patti Lacy graduated from Baylor University with a B.S. in education. She taught at Heartland Community College in Normal, IL., until 2006, when she began to pursue writing full-time. She has two adult children and lives in Illinois with her husband, Alan, and a dog named Laura.