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Their fifteenth anniversary, a gala soiree for Peter's wealthy contributors and supporters. Peter Waverly III, Esq. had insisted on having his 'thank you' party that same evening. He would have another, smaller one for his staff, who were still working tirelessly to help him gain the coveted position of Governor of the great State of Mississippi. It was the role of his lifetime, raised for the preeminent office since he was a boy.
Amanda Waverly, his wife, had lobbied against the idea of combining the two events. She would have liked some private time with her husband. They needed to have an in depth discussion concerning their future, if he won. Despite his philandering ways, Amanda was willing to give him one last chance. Peter preferred married women, who had as much to lose as he did. Lately, however, his plan didn't seen to be working.
His freshly cast off mistress, becoming suddenly single, made the bold move to confront Amanda about the affair. His current mistress, Samantha Deeds, hunted her down the night of the party and 'accidentally' knocked her onto the compact soil of the community jogging path. She was bruised, not broken.
Amanda had her suspicions about the young woman when she learned that Samantha was Peter's campaign manager, and invited to the party even though, she was considered staff. She was certainly Peter's type.
Phoebe Amberson, who with her husband Charles, held the political power in Mississippi. Their prodigious political clout reached all the way to Washington D. C. If any one in the state had political aspirations, they had to have the support of the Ambersons.
Peter and his family were very old friends of Phoebe and Charles. They held the same conservative values. Peter had their full support. Everything was set, Peter was guaranteed the win. That was until the evening of the gala soiree. Then, all hell broke loose.
On that fateful night, Peter let his hubris get the best of him. He knew he had the election in the bag and he got careless. He and Samantha, were caught in a compromising position. Phoebe had candid pictures, Amanda was an eye witness.
Disgusted and distraught, Amanda hired the best divorce lawyer in Waverton, Mississippi, to handle her case. Phoebe, her conservative values defiled by her golden boy, threatened to pull her and Charles' support.
A slight push into oncoming traffic, a threatening note left in her bedroom, someone following her, harassing her with their car, Amanda had to believe that her husband may be trying to kill her. She could easily stop his bid for the highest office in state with just one or two strategically worded comments. Was Peter trying to kill her?
The thought was incomprehensible. They had been together the better part of fifteen years. Had she been living with a murderer? Instead of waiting to find out, she skipped town, leaving Peter to face his self-made dilemma alone.
Claire Weston, Amanda's best friend, had the perfect solution. A cabin in wilds of Wyoming. Actually, it could be described as a log mansion, furnished with everything a woman could want. Amanda felt safe for the first time in weeks. However, her hideaway wasn't as secure as she thought.
Her only hope of survival was with the help of a man she met briefly in Waverton. Wes Porter pulled her back from the path of a hurtling city bus barreling down on her when someone pushed her into the street. Unbeknown to her, he spent some time in Au, Wyoming, the isolated wilderness where Amanda had escaped to. Now, this man, his two dogs, and the local Sheriff. were her best hope of survival.