<P>Having traveled to the ends of the earth as a flight attendant, Ally Green has finally returned to the Lowcountry to bury her father as well as the past. But Vesey Washington is still living across the creek, and theirs is a complicated relationship. Vesey was once her best friend -- and part of the reason she's stayed away for so long. When Ally discovers a message her father left behind asking her to quit running, it seems her past isn't through with her yet.</P><P></P><P>As Ally's wandering spirit wrestles with a deep longing to flee, a young woman on the other side of the world escapes her life of slavery in the rock quarries of Nepal. A mysterious sketchbook leads Sunila Kunari to believe there's more to her story than she's ever been told, and she's determined to follow the truth wherever it leads her. </P><P></P><P>A deep current intertwines the lives of these three souls, and a destiny of freedom, faith, and friendship awaits them all on the banks of Molasses Creek. </P>