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The deepest waters hide the darkest secrets.... When the body ofa murdered man literally falls at Elizabeth Stuart's feet, she'sable to wash away the blood--but not the terror. Unwelcomenewcomers to Still Creek, Minnesota, she and her troubled teenageson are treated with suspicion by the locals, including thesheriff. Yet nothing will stop her from digging beneath the town'splacid surface for the truth--except the killer. Running from amessy divorce, Elizabeth believed buying a small-town newspaperoffered a fresh start for herself and her son. But idyllic StillCreek, nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, hides secretsdangerous enough to push someone to commit murder. Now Elizabethmust risk everything to save herself and her son, and to unmask thekiller...before the current of evil flowing through Still Creekdrags her under. When Elizabeth Stuart searched for a quiet,peaceful home for herself and her son, Still Creek seemed perfect.Nestled in the heart of lush Amish farmlands, this small, idyllicMinnesota town would allow her to put a shattering divorce behindher. But the locals were noticeably cool to the newcomer--who wasrumored to be a gold-digger--especially when she started stirringup controversy with her newspaper. And now when a murdered bodyliterally falls at her feet, she has a slight credibilityproblem...particularly with the arrogant sheriff whose blue eyesseem to know her darkest secrets. An ex-pro athlete who hadreturned to Still Creek a hero, Sheriff Dane Jantzen doesn't havemuch use for the media--especially not in the form of thisglamorous, gutsy outsider who spells trouble with every word sheprints. So when she becomes his suspect in a vicious crime, thelast thing Dane expects is the jolt of attraction at their everyencounter. Elizabeth would soon challenge Dane's every assumption,including the one that he's better off without love. But as theyrisk everything to uncover the truth, the current of evil thatcontaminates Still Creek threatens to pull them both under...