Out of the Shadows

Clarey Anderson has spent ten years running from the shadows of her past and carefully building a life small enough to control. Her world is quiet, precise, and safe: a dim apartment, a locked door, and a beloved antique bookstore that feels like her only refuge. But when she descends into the hidden tunnels beneath the shop and discovers the lifeless body of Mr. Baker, the man who once protected her, her fragile sense of safety shatters. Suddenly, the shadows she has tried so hard to outrun are closing in. A murderer is near. A terrifying figure from her past is closer than she realizes. And Detective Rhett Dawson, determined to protect her, may be the only person who can keep her alive if he can unravel the truth in time. As secrets surface and memories return, Clarey must confront the darkness she's spent her life escaping. Because this time, there is nowhere left to run. And the man who has been hunting her... is already watching.