In the shts are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep But when a brutal killer starts clai the lives of the town&39;s hbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayouor soht next door World-fa of the murders when she arrives in Innocence Burned out from a childhood lost to endless rehearsals and an all-too-public breakup with the conductor as her lover, Caroline is looking for a little peace and sorandmother&39;s house the one with a covered porch just hts will provide the tranquillity she needs But Innocence has sostreet Blessed with the Longstreet good looks, lazy charm, and family fortune, Tucker is a tall, cool drink of water and he knows it He likes to keep his romances short and shallow But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other wohtly coiled and coolly reserved, Caroline is deterht be able to do a better job if she hadn&39;t felt an unexpected thrill at his ardent advancesand if she hadn&39;t been so scared after finding a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home For Caroline Waverly,a beautiful summer interlude could turn into much more or could stir a killer&39;s crazed dreams Because there&39;s just one s suspect in the killings