Rescue: A Novel

Peter Webster, a rookie paramedic, rescues a young woman named Sheila Arsenault from a car wreck that should have been fatal. Haunted by the encounter, Peter becomes involved in an intense love affair with Sheila, drawing him into her troubled world. Eighteen years later, Sheila has disappeared and Peter is raising their daughter, Rowan, alone. When Rowan begins to veer dangerously off course, Peter fears for her future and seeks out Sheila, the only person he believes may be able to help. Her return forces Peter to confront long-avoided questions: Why did Sheila leave her family? How did a marriage between two deeply in love people fall apart? The novel explores themes of trespass and forgiveness, secrets, and the impact of truth on a fractured family attempting to understand its past and move forward.