Since his wife’s death, world-famous author Ford Newcombe has lived a solitary life, void of creativity – or love. Then Jackie Maxwell tears down the walls of his isolated world with her sassy wit and fierce intelligence. Ford’s heart is touched by his vivacious assistant – and his imagination sparked by her knowledge of a strange story that drives them to a small North Carolina town brimming with secrets. There, they will trace the mystery of a woman said to have loved the devil himself…and discover not only the truth about a crime from the past – but a passion that holds the promise of a new life together.

Jude Deveraux, whose enchanting and extraordinary (Chicago Daily Herald) novels have enthralled millions, creates two of her most memorable characters in this powerful bestseller.