Flaming Tree - Hardcover

Seeking inner peace in the tranquility of Carmel, California, after a tragedy has shattered her life, Kelsey Stewart finds renewal in her work with a brain-injured boy named Jody whose speechlessness hides a terrible secret

ate woman haunted by her past. A mysterious man who leads her to love. And the dangerous secret that is stronger than both of them.
Kelsey Stewart is not thinking of love or adventure when she visits her aunt at her peaceful seaside inn nestled in beautiful Carmel, California. But when she is urged to help in the recuperation of Jody Hammond, a young boy who fell from a sea cliff, she finds her troubled heart coming back to life. And soon she finds herself falling in love with Jody's father, the mysterious, handsome Tyler.
From the Paperback edition.