The Association Everett. The Footlight Theater, #1

The carefree lives of four sixteen-year-olds were changed forever when they witnessed a cold-blooded murder. Everett, Jackson, Mason and Ryder, The Association, have shared dark secrets since they were in high school.  As teenagers, they suffered threats to themselves and their families. Blackmail was a reminder that their lives were under close scrutiny while they achieved success in their chosen professions.
 As adults, they decide 'no more.'  As they start their investigation into the murder, they have no idea how their unknown enemy manipulated their lives. Everett Troy, returns to his hometown, Beacon Pointe, to fulfill a life-long dream - produce and direct the musical play he has written. He was forced to leave home when he was eighteen, breaking the heart of the only woman he ever loved. Laura Davis has been the wardrobe coordinator at the Footlight Theater since she was twenty-five years old.  A mother and a grandmother, her life is about to change when the only man she's ever loved is coming home.
 Would she be able to work alongside him and hide her love and secrets? Confronted by unforeseen challenges, their newly awakened love is tested by the unknown enemy that wants to prevent their happily ever after.