"This one has it all - drama, action, suspense, passion (and alligators!)."

As a teenager, Kim Lyons accused a local favorite son of murder, but no one believed her and she had to leave town. Now, years later, she's come home to Cypress, Florida, to claim her inheritance - her grandmother's bar. She's not welcome in the Everglades and some of the locals make sure she knows it. Time hasn't healed any of the wounds, and a dangerous killer still lurks about.

But Kim doesn't want to leave, because "hottie" Zell Macgregor is still in Cypress and better looking than ever. No one will ever force her to leave again, unless she wants to go.

This story has drama, action, suspense and passion. And alligators - lots of alligators. Ms. Wainscott's characters are easy to identify with and the plot is certainly believable. I liked it - a good read.

Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 10, 2003

Summary

Kim was still a teenager when she fled the Florida Everglades--and most people in her hometown of Cypress were glad to see her go. For Kim committed the cardinal small- town sin. She accused a local son of an unspeakable murder-- and no one would ever let her forget it. A decade later, Kim returns to Cypress to take over her late grandmother's bar. She hopes enough time has passed for her to go back to the only place she's ever called home. But the hatred Kim left behind is still waiting for her--and now she's in more danger than ever before. It starts with a few dirty looks from the locals. Then a pick-up truck tries to run Kim off the road. The signs are all there. Someone wants Kim gone before more dirty secrets see the light of day. And if Kim doesn't go easy, a killer is going to make her wish she's never returned home...