Two very different women from two very different worlds meet by accident…literally. Collier Ann Torrington, a blue-blooded southern Californian, is running from her family, their money and her father’s ruthless political ambitions. Meri Margaret Donovan lives on a Blue Ridge Mountain farm and refuses to see the world beyond her back gate. Their dramatic meeting is only the first of the tests that knock both women way out of their comfort zones. Just when it seems like Collier and Meri might find détente, the intrigue and destructive manipulations of Collier’s family threaten her independence and Meri’s way of life. There is only one way to survive the onslaught: together. But Meri’s own shadows of the past threaten her ability to believe in any kind of future. Bella Books is proud to introduce the talent and unique voice of Claire Rooney to readers everywhere.