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Gloria Larsen knows only three things about her birth mother: she was over forty, she lived in Rosewood, Nebraska, and she was accused of murder in 1974. When Gloria is offered a job as newspaper editor in the small town, she jumps at the opportunity to discover the identity of her birth mother. Digging into the past, she finds a story of the disappearance of a judge's wife and four friends accused of murder. Gloria tracks the now-elderly women to an assisted-living facility. This is Gloria’s chance to write the story of a lifetime and finally know her heritage. Even if she can't learn ...

Murder shakes the town of Rosewood. A killer is in their midst. Everyone is suspect, even family. Blonde hairs and double lives; Gloria Larson can’t seem to escape the heavy breath of suspicion on the back of her neck. With help from her Thorns, she tries to move on and adapt to the changes in her life, but she’s a magnet for mayhem. Someone has an axe to grind and even a wedding won’t keep them from holding their peace.

This is a small town, rural fiction about Gloria Larson who learns of her mother’s murder. The list of suspects grows by the minute. When she meets new family members, trust issues come into play. Fortunately, she still has her Thorns, but a handful of old women can only do so much against flames in Rosewood. However when it comes to raging fires—one should never underestimate strong-willed women.

A woman's doorbell rings. She's alone and frightened. Can she trust the man at the door? She lets him in, but something...a memory...troubles her. The next morning, a shed is on fire, a man is bludgeoned to death, and a dead blow hammer stained with blood lies at the dead man's side. The woman is missing. The question is not who done it...it's what will the killer do next, and can small town sheriff Dewey Truet stop him in time.