The father they feared and hated is dead. Yet Elk Springs, Oregon, remains a town with secrets . . .

Patton's Daughters: Renee

Renee Patton is a cop determined to see justice done. But the discovery of a human skull has stirred up her own ghosts -- as well as feelings for the rancher who found it. For Daniel Barnard she believes she can give up the past and have a future. If only his mother wasn't hiding something.

Patton's Daughters: Meg

For single mom and sheriff's deputy Meg Patton it's time to reconcile with her sisters and get on with life. She actually starts to think she could do that with Scott McNeil, a man she meets when he agrees to care for an abandoned baby. But then he becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the infant's mother. Meg has to prove he's innocent -- for her sake, as well as his.