Birthright - Nora Roberts

From beloved authorNora Robertscomes the #1 New York Times bestseller about shattering loss and shocking discovery-set in a small town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains

When five-thousand-year-old human bones are found at a construction site in the small town of Woodsboro, the news draws archaeologist Callie Dunbrook out of her sabbatical and into a whirlwind of adventure, danger, and romance.

While overseeing the dig, she must try to make sense of a cloud of death and misfortune that hangs over the project-fueling rumors that the site is cursed. She must cope with the presence of her irritating-but irresistible-ex-husband, Jake. And when a stranger claims to know a secret about her privileged Boston childhood, she must question her own past as well...