

But now, after decades of soul searching-and mountains of heartache-Annette has reunited with the father she never really knew. And what about the men she slept with to earn the money she needed to run away from her life? None of them was exactly the picture of chivalry. Boatwright, the boarder who abused her for years-until her best friend Rhoda murdered him. Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who deserted her and her mother for another woman.

After a five-year separation, Annette is ready to take tentative steps to re-establish her friendship with Rhoda, but has her troubled girlhood companion come to terms with her past? It is a necessary reunion-and one that will change Annette's life forever. In this haunting and powerful new novel, national bestselling author Mary Monroe revisits Annette Goode, Rhoda Nelson, and the other unforgettable characters she introduced in GOD DON'T LIKE UGLY. After a five-year separation, Annette is ready to tak.

