Shades of Brown — Denise Becker

Meg is a schoolteacher whose husband, Bill, was intent on killing her... but in a violent fight for her won life, she ended his. The murder is a secret, and Meg has moved back to her hometown to reunited with her adopted family. Meg's new life is wonderful; her family has welcomed her home, she is the favorite teacher at her old high school, and she has found love. However, because of her unorthodox teaching and interracial relationship, she has also made some enemies. When these foes discover Meg's murderous secret and make their own assumptions, she will have to convince all the people she loves of the truth.