Lies that Bind

A suspenseful story of three women who in search of freedom from the lies that bind them experience personal growth discovery and forgiveness. Ten years ago Stuart Carpenter was killed in a single-car accident after retrieving his daughter Reese from college. The first responders to the accident saw no evidence of her and shes been neither seen nor heard from since. A decade later Reeses mother Eva struggling to make it through her days holds out hope her daughter is still alive. Maggie on the rebound after the breakup of a long-term relationship rushes into marriage with a man she knows little about. On the surface Eric is a stable man and a good provider but when his job takes them from Oregon to Virginia his dark side begins to show. Eric is ready to start a family. Maggie is more interested in pursuing a career as an investigative journalist. Eric will do whatever it takes to get his way. On a snowy Sunday in early March Maggie befriends her across-the-street neighbor Eva who confides in Maggie about her missing daughter. The story intrigues Maggie and she cant stop thinking about Reese. When Erics controlling behavior turns abusive Maggie uses the investigation of Reeses disappearance as an opportunity to go undercover. Maggie travels from Virginia to Ohio to Washington DC unraveling the secrets of the dysfunctional family that drove a young woman to a desperate act of survival.