He'd testify in spite of the gang vandalism of his home and car. With a new identity at a new location, he felt safe until the trial date. But was he imagining things or was he being stalked by a beautiful young woman on a bike? He saw her everywhere he went; then she moved in next door. Could he trust her? Was she part of the conspiracy against him or was she supposed to guard him? Life was complicated.
Nancy Peacock's first novel, Life Without Water, was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book. Her second book, Home Across the Road, was also published to favorable reviews. A Broom of One's Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning and Life is her first work of nonfiction, part memoir and part writing manual. In addition to working as a housecleaner, she has also been a bartender, carpenter, baker, waitress, assistant drum maker, and newspaper deliverer. Now a writing teacher, she lives with her husband in Chatham County, North Carolina."