Publisher's Synopsis
The perfect husband. The perfect stepson. The perfect lie?When Rachel marries dark, handsome David, everything seems to fall into place. Swept from single life in London to the beautiful Carnhallow House in Cornwall, she gains wealth, love, and an affectionate stepson, Jamie.But then Jamies behavior changes, and Rachels perfect life begins to unravel. He makes disturbing predictions, claiming to be haunted by the specter of his late motherDavids previous wife. Is this Jamies way of punishing Rachel, or is he far more traumatized than she thought?As Rachel starts digging into the past, she begins to grow suspicious of her husband. Why is he so reluctant to discuss Jamies outbursts? And what exactly happened to cause his ex-wifes untimely death, less than two years ago? As summer slips away and December looms, Rachel begins to fear there might be truth in Jamies words:You will be dead by Christmas.
