First published 2023
In Shadow Cove, wealth and power control everything, and people keep dying or disappearing. The narrator knows this pattern intimately. Her brother died under mysterious circumstances less than a year ago. Her father vanished while investigating that death. Now she lives alone, visited by her brother's ghost, surrounded by townspeople who despise her. Only three close friends and Rylen, a potential romantic interest, stand by her side. But Rylen's friendship with Dixon complicates everything. Dixon may have killed her brother. She decides to continue her father's investigation, determined to uncover what happened to her family and the other missing residents. The deeper she digs, the more resistance she encounters. Shadow Cove's residents will go to extreme lengths to protect their secrets. As she navigates the dangerous investigation, she must balance her relationships with her loyal friends, her growing feelings for Rylen, and her suspicions about his connection to Dixon. The truth about her brother's death lies buried beneath layers of corruption and conspiracy that reach into the highest levels of the town's power structure.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Shadow Cove
368 pages · Paperback · Borrowed Hearts Publishing, LLC
Content warnings: death, mental-illness