In this dazzling "New York Times" bestseller, a renowned mystery novelist, recently widowed and increasingly cut off from his own emotions, and his lively and beautiful young assistant are drawn to the enduring mysteries of a decades-old ghost story that continues to haunt a small North Carolina town.

"Late one spring, Hallie Hartley learns she's inherited a beautiful old house on Nantucket from an ancestor she never knew she had. She learns of her luck from Jared Montgomery, who arranges for her to take on his cousin James Taggert as a private physical therapy client for the summer. Hallie expects a spoiled, frivolous playboy, but Jamie surprises her by being kind, considerate, and humble--not to mention incredibly strong and handsome. But Jamie's...