First published 2026
Iris Gardner works nights at a Stop-n-Go in Chaffney, Texas, trying to escape her chaotic family who treats her psychic abilities like entertainment. The visions come from a father she never knew, and they've been both curse and burden her entire life. When a menacing stranger enters her store one night, Iris sees something that changes everything: her own death. In the vision, her cousin Selena begs for Iris's life as the killer strikes. Iris rushes to warn Selena, only to discover her cousin has vanished. Now Iris faces an impossible task. She's altered future events before, but never when her own life hung in the balance. With cartel whispers spreading through town, a suspicious man showing too much interest in her, and relatives who refuse to take her gift seriously, Iris must identify her would-be killer. Time runs short as she races to understand why someone wants her dead. In a family where trouble flows through their veins like blood, Iris discovers that some futures demand a fight.
Genres: suspense, mystery, paranormal-fiction, adult-fiction, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, tense
Tropes: family-drama, race-against-time, self-discovery, supernatural-gift
Setting: Chaffney, Texas, Stop-n-Go
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
428 pages · Paperback · DGS
Content warnings: death, murder, violence