During World War II, a family finds life turned upside-down when the government opens a Japanese internment camp in their small Colorado town. After a young girl is murdered, all eyes turn on the newcomers. Rennie has just turned thirteen and until this time, life has pretty much been predictable and fair. But the winds of change are coming, and with them, a shift in her perspective and a discovery of secrets that can destroy even the most sacred things.

Sandra Dallas is the author of six novels. She was the recipient of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for The Chili Queen. In addition, she has been a finalist for the Colorado Book Award as well as the Mountain and Plains Booksellers Assn. Award, and a three-time finalist for the Women Writing the West Willa Award.