The Foothills of Heaven — Michael McKinney

Katherine and Mac return to the Florida panhandle one year after the murder case that brought them together. Mac, a private detective who became entangled in Katherine's fight to save her daughter, comes back home with Katherine as his wife. They have a baby now, and have been willed a farm and land by a deceased friend. Katherine hopes to find a place to 'fit in,'and Mac wants to build a new home for them.

A series of murders that locals say are being done by Satan Worshipers, whom they claim belong to a new experimental 'school' leased to one portion of Mac and Katherine's land, puts the two in the middle of a war between those locals and the 'outsiders' at the school. Then, the murders begin happening very close to home, driving a wedge between them, threatening to tear their marriage apart.

Katherine and Mac fight to keep their love intact as Kate tries to find a place to belong in the community and Mac struggles to find the murderer against Katherine's wishes.