Lucinda Hamilton thought she could be happy again well, at least content if only she could forget Phillip Wilson and their heartbreaking romance. That was why she had agreed to spend the summer at her Aunt Phoebe's riverside cabin in Tennessee. But thoughts of Phillip continued to haunt Lucinda painfully.
Then, when the old memories finally faded, Lucinda found herself trapped in a new web of anguish. For near the peaceful river's edge she had met Jesse Boggs, Aunt Phoebe's neighbor with the flashing black eyes and the seething temper. Mysterious Jesse Boggs, whose name was connected with grim events. Jesse, who could fill her heart with hope and warmth...and icy fear."