The Story of Keilah, by author Joann Keder

Keilah moved to Sandy Salts, Iowa in search of a fresh start. Little did she know, acclimating to the quirky town in the middle of nowhere would be more complicated than she anticipated. Her elderly landlord, Dee, has a dark secret that has followed her since childhood. Dee’s younger brother was kidnapped decades ago and never found. While the spunky woman tries not to talk about the painful ordeal, the mystery of his disappearance constantly haunts her. Digging into the cold case residents have all but forgotten, Keilah unwittingly discovers shocking secrets from her own past. Dee's brother was "taken" by a man ostensibly to be given a better life. This man used to own her family farm before he left to travel the country. Keilah's own hidden memories come to light when she remembers the cause of her best friend's death was a hit-and-run accident involving her father.