A stand-alone sequel to the page-turner hit, Killer Motives: A Hudson Valley Mystery

After a year that turned her world upside down, Victoria Mancusio's seemingly perfect life is back intact-except for one looming loose end. And Victoria doesn't like loose ends.

After a series of events that would have put anyone over the edge, all Victoria wants is for her life to go back tonormal. In the aftermath of her husband's infidelity, his lover's murder, and the harrowing moments when her life flashed before her eyes, she just wants to

focus on her perfect baby daughter, Lila, and live a simple, peaceful life.

But given her family's wealth and notoriety, a simple life has never really been possible for Victoria. And with a sensational murder case and their names splashed all over the media last year, a threat from her past has resurfaced. Are the taunting text messages

he's sending a genuine threat, or is it just his way of playing with her head?

She takes it upon herself to find out, determined to protect herself and her daughter. But the more she uncovers, the more the fabric of her life begins to unravel, and Victoria soon realizes he'll stop at nothing to get back at her.

But not if she can get him first.