In 1962, three intersecting crimes--a patricide, a bank robbery, and a kidnapping--lead to tragedy, secret sharing, redemption, and a May/September romance. ADELE FORTENBERRY, an educated, professional woman, and WILLIE BAKELEKOS, a much-younger man with a criminal history, are thrown together when two local boys are kidnapped. Educated, single, and beautiful, Adele grieves over an unhappy love affair and resigns herself to a spinster's life of caring...