A storm can freeze a landscape. It can’t silence the past.
When Tallie McLaughlin’s life unravels, she retreats to the country, hoping the lakeside quiet will help her regain her footing. Jim Evans, facing his own crisis, is drawn back to nearby Stillwater Lake, a place layered with complicated memories.
A simple reunion dinner turns dangerous when an ice storm hits, trapping the long‑time friends together overnight. In the storm’s aftermath, a forty‑year‑old secret resurfaces, forcing both Tallie and Jim to decide whether to continue protecting the past or confront the ghosts they’ve spent a lifetime outrunning.
Stillwater Lake is a moving, character‑driven novel about friendship, inherited wounds, and the fragile hope of starting over.
Sharon Overend 