*A 2016 eFestival of Words Nominee for Best Fiction*Thirty-four-year-old Blake Wheeler was everything Lila had ever wanted. A rising-star surgeon with his whole life ahead of him, Blake gave Lila ten perfect years of marriage before plunging her into the hardest year of their lives.When a late night shooting leaves Blake in a coma, Lila is faced with a difficult decision: continue life support or let him go.One year later, Lila remains unwilling to speak, in a private mental health facility where she refuses to move on.Dr. Ross Reeves knows firsthand about loss, having spent the better part of five years burying himself in his work. Tasked with the challenge of breaking Lila's silence, Ross investigates Lila's past and her husband's death, finding more to Blake's murder than meets the eye. A series of mysterious coincidences has Ross wondering if Lila is acting out of grief or guilt.