Best friends Daryl Barber and James Boucher were responsible, and their parents trusted them to spend Spring Break at Daytona Beach unchaperoned. When the boys missed their agreed-upon daily check-ins, their parents were disappointed. When they failed to come home on their planned return date, their parents were terrified. They could not have known that their innocent sons would encounter two violent men on the Florida coast. They could not have imagined the torture their children would endure before their bodies turned up four months later in a Florida swamp. What starts as a dream vacation, ended as every parent's worst nightmare . . .
Karen Kingsbury is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author with over 25 million copies of her books in print. She is known for her captivating stories which often focus on family, faith, and love. Kingsbury has written over 40 novels, including her Baxter Family series, which follows the lives of the Baxter family through difficult circumstances. Her books have been made into movies, translated into multiple languages, and have earned her numerous awards and honors. Kingsbury's writing style is unique and her stories are often thought-provoking and inspiring. She is able to combine real-life issues with faith-based principles to create stories that are both entertaining and meaningful. Her books often center around a family's struggles and how faith in God can help them overcome their difficulties. For fans of Kingsbury's work, it can be difficult to know where to start. Karen Kingsbury books are often grouped into series, with each series focusing on a different set of characters. Reading the books in order can help readers better understand the characters and appreciate the growth of the story as a whole. Kingsbury's work is also compiled into box sets and collections that make it easier to read her entire body of work.