After years of hardship, Shirley Wallace returns to Pope Mountain in Jubilee, Kentucky, with her four sons to rebuild their fractured family beneath the Appalachian hills. Shirley hopes to lay old ghosts to rest, but Jubilee is a town that remembers everything, and the family soon discovers that starting over will be difficult amid long-held resentments and unanswered questions.
Aaron Pope, Shirley's eldest, becomes the local police officer determined to protect his family. A violent attack shatters the town's fragile peace and draws Aaron into a dangerous investigation that connects him to Dani Owens, a newcomer with ties to the Pope family and the town's tangled past.
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Book focuses on a returned family in a small Appalachian town facing suspicion, old grudges, and a violent incident. Much of the setup centers on Aaron Pope as a local police officer trying to protect his mother and brothers while probing a dangerous mystery. There is also a developing romantic tension between Aaron and Dani Owens that intersects with the investigation. The book places attention on community memory, family loyalty, and a crime-driven plot rather than speculative or supernatural elements.
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G-NRIS™ identifies Last Rites primarily as Small Town & Rural Fiction, Contemporary Romance, and Mystery. Its strongest themes include Family Loyalty, Secrets and Past Trauma, Justice and Protection, and Community and Memory. Prominent narrative patterns include Returning Home, Small Town Suspicion, Family Drama, and Law Enforcement Protagonist.
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