"Don't cheat yourself out of a great read. Grab this one!"--Lyne Cote, author of the Texas Star of Destiny Series

A dangerous gamble . . .
A terrible secret . . .
A deadly choice . . .

It's summer in Sophie Trace, and Ethan Langley has returned home from college, eager to grow his friendship with Vanessa Jessup and her infant son, Carter. And Vanessa's parents, Police Chief Brill Jessup and her husband, Kurt, approve. Ethan is thoughtful, kind, hardworking, and ambitious.
But before Ethan has time to settle in, a series of random shootings shatters his world. While police are scrambling for suspects, Ethan learns shocking details that could break the case--but it imperils the lives of those he's come to love. Going to the police with what he knows endangers Vanessa and Carter . . . yet not telling them is just as dangerous. He's been dealt a risky hand in a game for which he doesn't know the rules. Will he make the right call?