One instant. One minute. One second. One fraction of a heartbeat. That’s how long it takes for Celeste Gray to lose everything – and the one thing she takes for granted.
There is an old adage; “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” But what happens when your closest friend becomes your greatest enemy?
Celeste Gray and Terri Hunter are best friends who seemingly have everything – lavish homes, luxury cars, designer labels, beautiful children and doting husbands. At the center of their friendship lies a private orange grove where the twosome meet to share their innermost thoughts and partake of the delectable fruit.
Though they are spoiled rotten by the sweet life, what they posses is not what they desire. For Celeste, it is an escape from her life as a homemaker. For Terri, it is the attention she desperately seeks from an online romance.
When a tragic hit-n-run accident kills Celeste’s husband, Jayland, both their lives are left in ruins. In the aftermath of the crash, guilt forces the duo on a downward spiral of events. Terri searches for a deeper connection on the Internet, while Celeste solicits sexual favors from Rowan, Terri’s barely legal son.
Grief has never turned so bitter as secrets are discovered and deception is unearthed in the lives of the women and the “sacred” orchard that connects them.
In a post-coup America, an Illinois farm boy is drawn into the resistance by his brother's death. Captured, he is given a choice: betray his friends, or the girl he loves will be lobotomized.
