At Loggerheads

Brooke Edens, a scientist who studies loggerhead sea turtles, has longed for a sense of home and belonging eversince her return to Anders Isle. But something is amiss on the Lowcountry island where she grew up. For years,loggerheads have been disappearing from the beach and development has been encroaching on the island’s naturalbeauty and maritime forest. When a dead body is found on the same day as a mutilated loggerhead, Brooke usesclues from her knowledge of sea turtles to help Detective Drew Young, her closest friend and potential love interest,investigate the many big crimes beginning to surface on their small island. Brooke’s life is further complicated byher ex-fiancé, Charlotte-based attorney Caldwell Madden, who appears on the island for a work trip and to supportthe presidential campaign of his father, a US Senator.More than just a whodunit, this murder mystery includes sea turtle science, high-stakes politics, secret real estatedeals, wildlife poaching, and a romantic pentagon full of betrayal and mixed signals. With a captivating sense ofplace, the story unfolds as a love letter to the barrier islands and coastal towns of the South Carolina Lowcountry,where the often-opposing forces of mother nature and human nature influence what people will do for money, forpower, and for love.Amid the many revelations and twists threatening to pull Brooke and Drew apart, will they be able to untangle theweb of crimes, catch the murderer and, ultimately, find a way back to each other?