Publisher's Synopsis
In 1974, two teenage girlsâ_"strangersâ_"make a pact to keep a secret. Forty years later, Beth is fulfilling her motherâ_Ts last wish by heading to an obscure country town to scatter the ashes. On the outskirts of Calingarry Crossing, when Beth comes across a place called Dandelion House Retreat, she hopes itâ_Ts a place to stay so she can begin to heal. Instead, when a local cattleman, Tom, relays tales of the cursed, century-old river house and its reclusive owner, Gypsy, Beth begins to question her motherâ_Ts wishes. When meeting Beth leads Tom to uncover his own familyâ_Ts disturbing connection to the old house, he must decide if the truth will help a grieving daughter, or will it hurt even more. Should Dandelion House keep its last, long-held secret?