Puzzles and Promises

Army veteran, MASON HOOD, has a promise to keep and a demon to defeat. Fresh off the front lines of World War Two, he moves to Bluebird Valley in rural Southeast Missouri and brings the war with him. Local schoolmarm, STELLA REYNOLDS, is still reeling from the death of her husband at Pearl Harbor. To honor his memory, she vows to assist and protect any veteran who comes her way. But Mason isn’t just any veteran. When a brutal murder sets the entire valley on edge, Stella is told that Mason needs her. She rushes to his side and ends up in a place she never wanted to revisit. Torn between reaching out to Mason and battling demons of her own, Stella joins forces with the veteran and sets out on a quest to expose the killer. As their relationship develops into something more than partners in crime solving, Stella strives to help Mason overcome the trauma that threatens to immobilize him. Will her efforts succeed, or will two worlds crumble in the process?