Flooded by memories, poisoned by Agent Orange, and desperate for work, Dan Lambert kills a man in a moment of fear and fury-and changes his life forever. Pursued by police and bounty hunters, Dan flees south toward Louisiana bayous..

Heading into the swampland he meets Arden Halliday: a young woman who bears the vivid burdens of her own past, and is searching for a legendary faith healer called the Bright Girl. Looking for a simple kindness in a world that rarely shows it, bound by a loyalty stronger than love, Dan and Arden set off on a journey of relentless suspense and impassioned discovery..over dark, twisting waterways into th mysterious depths of the human heart.

08/26-sending to my MIL
05/12-home from my MIL