Can she calm a storm that only comes for her? Laurel Ashburn has a scarred past, filled with corruption and pain. After an injury overseas sends her home, she moves back in with her foster mother and to a town that hates her. Being home puts her on a path to find a missing friend. But when she's attacked over and over, who will be willing to help? Detective Dev Hollister traded in the big city for a slower pace and less crime in rural Arkansas. After rescuing Laurel from an attempted kidnapping, he finds himself intrigued with this headstrong and stubborn woman. While Dev's job is to protect Laurel, he wants much more than to solve the case. He wants to give her a new life and reason to stay. Laurel will have to push beyond her dark past to trust Dev with her life. But after losing so much, can Laurel survive one more storm?

Cindy lives with her husband Garrett in rural Arkansas. They have two children, Conner and Kenzie, and are surrounded by farmland and cattle. With a full-time job, a part-time job and being a mom, carving time for her writing has become an art! Cindy is a past semifinalist in the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) Genesis award contest with her novel, Hostage.