SummaryOne of America's most mesmerizing storytellers, Luanne Rice
enthralls readers with her moving tales of ordinary people
in crisis--and how they are transformed by the enduring
power of love and family. Now the author of Safe Harbor,
True Blue, and other New York Times bestsellers presents
the gripping story of a man fighting for his family, a
woman searching for her sister--and the promise of a new
life where both least expected it... The Secret Hour Beneath his careful and controlled demeanor, attorney John
O'Rourke is a man whose life is in turmoil. Since the death
of his wife, he has been juggling the rigors of a
controversial capital murder case and the demands of
raising two children. Eleven-year-old Maggie's crooked
bangs and rumpled clothes eloquently reproach John's
earnest but haphazard attempts at mothering. Teddy, John's
stalwart fourteen-year-old, has quietly assumed
responsibilities far too weighty for his young shoulders,
as he longs for the way things used to be and tries to
ignore the hostility that has swirled around his family
since his father took on the defense of a killer whose
crimes have rocked Connecticut. A brick through the window one autumn morning signals a
dangerous new level of hatred. But a quieter event also
takes place that day. A woman arrives on the O'Rourke
doorstep to find a household on the brink of chaos but
brimming with love--and, she hopes, answers. Kate Harris is
searching for the key to her own mystery. Six months ago
her younger sister fled far from their beloved home
following a devastating confrontation. After mailing a
single postcard from the New England shore, Willa Harris
vanished. With only a postmark to go on, Kate takes a leave
of absence from her job as a marine biologist to come to
the seaside Willa adored--and discovers the one man who may
be able to help her. Compelling and evocative, at once suspenseful,
heartbreaking, and triumphant, The Secret Hour is an
unforgettable novel that explores the power of sisterly
love, the gift of second chances--and the way magic can
sometimes be the most real thing in the whole world.
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