What the Ground Keeps

The truth was supposed to stay buried.

Mara Ellison trusts records, boundaries, and facts. But when retired surveyor Frank Keene asks her to examine an old property record that doesn’t add up, she finds herself staring at a piece of Morrow Creek history someone never wanted uncovered.

Before Frank can tell her everything he knows, he’s dead. The trail leads to the abandoned Calder Furniture Works, a compromised survey, an old access easement that shouldn’t have disappeared — and straight to Owen Vance. As buried secrets begin surfacing, Mara must decide how far she’s willing to go for the truth, and how much she’s willing to trust Owen.