AustLit

'Brady Harcourt has returned to his hometown three years after the death of his wife, Scarlett. The mystery surrounding her last days haunts him. He feels disconnected from his fifteen year old daughter, Ebony and hopes for a new relationship, but ‘home’ isn’t the same. His mother has Alzheimer's and doesn't know who he is half the time. His father isn't talking - about anything. Ebony starts taking off on late night bike-riding adventures with a fiery piece named Jenna, stirring up the locals and getting into trouble with the police. Ebony decides her father has lost the plot - a seachange? There are so many questions. Why is he so upset when she finds her mother’s ruby ring? Is he hiding something? Brady meets Emma - his mother’s nurse who seems determined to misunderstand everything he does. If only he didn’t find the blonde beauty so irresistible. His attempts to protect Ebony unravel. Can he face the past and reconnect with her before it’s too late? And has life brought him a second chance at love?' (publication blurb)