Joyce and Sam have lived in Wyoming all their life, and in Hidden River since they were married. Their marriage was a bit unusual. Joyce lives alone with her secrets--that is, until her friends share their own haunted pasts with her. In her journey, ghosts from her past come to visit her and she has to take a look at herself and come to terms with her life. She finds family she didn't know she had. She finds out secrets that change her life and those around her. She learns to believe in herself and open up her life. She doesn't have to hide anymore. All the while she lives on a ranch in Hidden River with her quiet, supportive partner Sam, in a place where people seem to find answers in their search for happiness. Influenced by the legend of the "Hole in the Wall Gang" and Jesse James, who fled to Wyoming to hide out, there is a mystique to Hidden River as a place where the misfits and outliers go to live. Hidden River's community embraces the lost, the struggling, the wounded souls looking for peace. It's a special town with special people. This is the third book in the Hidden River trilogy.

A musician, writer, and former corrections officer and counselor, Helen Lapakko's mission is to examine the hard realities of life in a way that touches and transforms her audience. Her work includes short stories, plays, an autobiography and a one-woman show that has been performed at many diverse menus. She has recorded two albums of her original music.