Denise Marie Whitmore has found a fascinating way of bringing out the beauty and nature of the North Maine woods, while letting the suspense and thrill linger in the background from page one. Like her character Elizabeth Stark, Whitmore was born in Aroostook County where she is a wife and mother of two. The seductive and stabbing words of this author will leave you in need of more. Whitmore has a way of bringing her readers into the story, wanting to connect with this young character as she tries to save her farm and her sanity.