Born into the infamous Pritchett family of Cedar Hollow, West Virginia, Beth Pritchett Sloan grew up hard, surrounded by corn liquor and a family that more often than not preferred life on the wrong side of the law. After the tragic death of her brother Luke at the age of thirteen, seventeen year old Beth and her younger sister Naomi ran away from home, never to return. Twenty-seven years later, when an unwelcome letter arrives, Beth must risk everything to finally face the truth about what happened to Luke that long ago summer night.