Shortly after a brutal attack left Percy Black with gunshot wounds to his arm and face, and his lover Starr Knitter with a desperate bullet wound to her pelvis, their love story continues to gunshot wounds to his arm and face, he tries to rebuild his relationship with his son. His lover, Starr Knitter, having narrowly survived a gunshot wound to her pelvis , their love story continues to evolve slowly, like a smoldering fire. But fate has a cruel twist. From her hospital bed, Starr delivers a shocking message to Percy — a young mother has been discovered dead, her body entwined in the weeds of a local pond. That same night, little Carol, the young mother’s daughter, is found battered and terrified, weeping alone in a motel closet. Percy rushes back to Maine to comfort Starr and to do what can be done to shield Starr and Carol from the ruthless forces that pursue them. Though Percy and Starr are physically apart, they make plans to confront the evils that surround them. Percy must venture deep into the untamed wildness of far eastern Maine and its lakes, ocean reaches, forests, and mountains in winter. From her hospital bed, Starr fights to return from near death, while Percy searches for a likely murderer. This novel is a thriller, an intense and passionate love story, and at heart a murder mystery. It is written with lyrical elegance while it maps out the truths between Percy and Starr and about the culmination of their love affair.