Indelible

When a sniper killed his partner, Sean McPherson was injured in the ambush. Now an ex-cop, he takes a job at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest. At Pines & Quill, he hopes, he'll heal and put his life back together in the Zen-like capacity of groundskeeper and all-around handyman.

Sniper Jason Hughes, meanwhile, blames McPherson for the loss of more than 10 million dollars' worth of heroin--and he wants revenge. In the guise of a New York City limo driver working on a sizzling tell-all memoir, Hughes arrives at Pines & Quill along with three other writers-in-residence: a bohemian psychic taking a break from grueling work as a forensic intuitive, a bitter divorc e who wants to open herself to a new life, and a vibrant and resilient potter navigating life in a wheelchair.

With all the conflicting agendas, uncertain loyalties, and romantic entanglements at play, Hughes finds it difficult to get McPherson in his sights. Original designs thwarted, he forms a different plan--one that threatens the lives of everyone at the retreat.