She serves him breakfast at her café every morning ... but he never seems to notice her. Carrie Carter's small café in Seaside, New Jersey, is populated with a motley crew of locals ... although Carrie only has eyes for Greg Barnes. He's recovering from a vicious crime that three years ago took the lives of his wife and children-and from the year he tried to drink his reality away. While her heart does a happy Snoopy dance at the sight of him, he never seems to notice her. When Carrie's dishwasher is killed and her young waitress disappears, Greg finds himself drawn into helping Carrie solve the mysteries ... and into her life. But when Carrie's own painful past becomes all too present, her carefully constructed world begins to sink. Will the fragile relationship she's building with Greg implode from the weight of the baggage they both carry? Gayle Roper loves story, both reading and writing great tales, and she's authored more 60 books. Winner of both the Carol Award and the RITA Award, she has also finaled repeatedly in the Christys. She lives in Southeastern PA where she enjoys her family, her friends, and eating out, even if a good book is her only companion.