From the spectacular storyteller, Buck Turner, - a coming-of-age tale – with a twist. Cole Mercer is a young man angry at the world... and for good reason. After the sudden loss of his father, Cole's mother moves them hundreds of miles away from all that is familiar to the sleepy town of Evergreen, North Carolina. He struggles to settle in, but navigating difficult classmates is offset by the beautiful girl next door. And he begins to understand there's something different about this small southern town and the forest that surrounds it, which seems to have more of a presence than it should.  Nothing in Evergreen is quite what it seems. Readers will fall in love with Evergreen's southern charm and the love story at its center which transcends time. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen first love Southern fiction Surprise endings