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The story progresses through named chapters that repeatedly track three central perspectives—Nora, Ruby, and Cham—while later chapters introduce additional character focus, including Jason. The volume also includes a Reading Group Guide, an author conversation, and supplementary materials such as acknowledgments and author information.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCopyright © 2026 by Mallory Arnold  \nCover and internal design © 2026 by Sourcebooks Cover design by Sarah Brody/Sourcebooks  \nCover images © Karoliina Norontaus/Arcangel, LanaG/Shutterstock, Anabela88/Shutterstock Internal design by Laura Boren/Sourcebooks  \nTitle page image © Photographer/Getty Images  \nSourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks.  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks.  \nNo part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems.  \nThe characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.  \nPublished by Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks 1935 Brookdale RD, Naperville, IL 60563-2773  \n(630) 961-3900  \n[sourcebooks.com](sourcebooks.com)  \nCataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the Library of Congress.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor my husband, who is nothing like the man featured in this book, thank  \nGod.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \nPrologue  \nPart One: Bozeman, Montana  \nChapter One: Nora  \nChapter Two: Ruby  \nChapter Three: Cham  \nChapter Four: Nora  \nChapter Five: Ruby  \nChapter Six: Cham  \nChapter Seven: Ruby  \nChapter Eight: Nora  \nChapter Nine: Ruby  \nChapter Ten: Cham  \nChapter Eleven: Nora  \nPart Two: Stoneveil, Montana  \nChapter Twelve: Ruby  \nChapter Thirteen: Nora  \nChapter Fourteen: Cham  \nChapter Fifteen: Ruby  \nChapter Sixteen: Jason  \nChapter Seventeen: Nora  \nChapter Eighteen: Ruby  \nChapter Nineteen: Nora  \nChapter Twenty: Cham  \nChapter Twenty-One: Nora  \nChapter Twenty-Two: Ruby  \nChapter Twenty-Three: Cham  \nChapter Twenty-Four: Nora  \nChapter Twenty-Five: Cham  \nChapter Twenty-Six: Ruby  \nChapter Twenty-Seven: Nora  \nChapter Twenty-Eight: Ruby  \nChapter Twenty-Nine: Cham  \nChapter Thirty: Ruby  \nChapter Thirty-One: Nora  \nChapter Thirty-Two: Ruby  \nChapter Thirty-Three: Cham  \nChapter Thirty-Four: Nora  \nChapter Thirty-Five: Ruby  \nChapter Thirty-Six: Nora  \nPart Three: Aspen, Colorado  \nChapter Thirty-Seven: Ruby  \nReading Group Guide  \nA Conversation with the Author Acknowledgments  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)","cbCaiqFUpABkMADs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqFUpABkMADs","pdf",2574290,6,371,"English","en",105,"# Prologue\n# Part One: Bozeman, Montana\n## Chapter One: Nora\n## Chapter Two: Ruby\n## Chapter Three: Cham\n## Chapter Four: Nora\n## Chapter Five: Ruby\n## Chapter Six: Cham\n## Chapter Seven: Ruby\n## Chapter Eight: Nora\n## Chapter Nine: Ruby\n## Chapter Ten: Cham\n## Chapter Eleven: Nora\n# Part Two: Stoneveil, Montana\n## Chapter Twelve: Ruby\n## Chapter Thirteen: Nora\n## Chapter Fourteen: Cham\n## Chapter Fifteen: Ruby\n## Chapter Sixteen: Jason\n## Chapter Seventeen: Nora\n## Chapter Eighteen: Ruby\n## Chapter Nineteen: Nora\n## Chapter Twenty: Cham\n## Chapter Twenty-One: Nora\n## Chapter Twenty-Two: Ruby\n## Chapter Twenty-Three: Cham\n## Chapter Twenty-Four: Nora\n## Chapter Twenty-Five: Cham\n## Chapter Twenty-Six: Ruby\n## Chapter Twenty-Seven: Nora\n## Chapter Twenty-Eight: Ruby\n## Chapter Twenty-Nine: Cham\n## Chapter Thirty: Ruby\n## Chapter Thirty-One: Nora\n## Chapter Thirty-Two: Ruby\n## Chapter Thirty-Three: Cham\n## Chapter Thirty-Four: Nora\n## Chapter Thirty-Five: Ruby\n## Chapter Thirty-Six: Nora\n# Part Three: Aspen, Colorado\n## Chapter Thirty-Seven: Ruby\n# Reading Group Guide\n# A Conversation with the Author\n# Acknowledgments\n# About the Author","[{\"question\":\"How is the book structured across locations and parts?\",\"answer\":\"The table of contents organizes the narrative into three parts tied to specific locations: Bozeman, Montana; 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