USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble and Rick Acker deliver the final book in their beloved Tupelo Grove Hez and Savannah Webster have survived storms that would bury others without a love as strong as theirs—but can they withstand the final battle in the deadly Legare-Willard feud that threatens to sweep away everything they've fought for? In spite of a crumbling university, stolen artifacts, deep family secrets, and deadly ambitions that have all stood in their way, Hez and Savannah have almost secured their second chance at happiness. But just as they're getting ready to adopt her nephew, two other petitioners also file for custody—both of whom only want Simon for their own gains. The legal battle to try to protect him is intense, and exacerbated by the threats to Hez and Savannah's lives. Between the financial company that Hez outmaneuvered to save the university from ruin and the bad blood from the head of the Willard family, it's hard to say who wants them out of way more. When secrets about what really happened to their daughter come tumbling out, it's almost more than they can bear. Will Savannah be able to find the courage to do the right thing even when it hurts her family? The Tupelo Grove series reaches its breathtaking conclusion as an enemy's agenda for revenge runs darker than swamp water and justice remains as slippery as quicksand in this heart-pounding narrative that underscores the power of redemption and forgiveness.
Authors
Rick Acker writes novels during his commute to and from his "real job" as a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the California Department of Justice. His unit prosecutes corporate fraud lawsuits of the type described in the #1 bestseller, WHEN THE DEVIL WHISTLES, which award-winning author Colleen Coble describes as "a legal thriller you won't want to miss!" Rick has led investigations and lawsuits that made headlines in and out of California. Most recently, he and his team won a string record-breaking judgments and settlements against the Wall Street players who created the toxic mortgage securities that triggered the Great Recession. Before joining DOJ, Rick was a senior litigator at Bingham McCutchen, where he worked on high stakes litigation, including a fight between two owners of the San Francisco Forty-Niners and a multibilllion dollar international fraud case. Rick has law degrees from the University of Oslo and the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with honors. In addition to his novels, he is a contributing author on two legal treatises published by the American Bar Association. When Rick isn't writing or lawyering, you can usually find him with his wife, Anette, and their four children. They'll be exploring in the hills east of San Francisco, watching a good movie together, or, of course, reading. You can visit him on the web at www.rickacker.com
