“An engaging tale of danger and romance.” — Kirkus Reviews
“This quick, entertaining series opener is well paced, and the intriguing murder mystery is balanced with sexy encounters…” — Kirkus Reviews
"This book was exactly what I always hoped for in a suspense novel. It kept me thoroughly engaged trying to figure out all the secrets and connect all the threads, while submerging me in a mood fitting of the gorgeous cover. Well-written and stirring, it left me itching to read the next two books in the series." -- The International Review of Books
Release Dates
High Bluffs - Book One - August 2, 2022
Santa Monica - Book Two - September 6, 2022
The Return - Book Three - October 4, 2022
Joanna Dresden lives an idyllic life in High Bluffs, Maine running her family inn with her husband and daughter. She’s devastated when her husband is killed in a car accident, leaving her emotionally shaken and vulnerable. The inn they have spent their lives tending no longer interests her and some unusual occurrences are happening around town.
A relationship develops between Joanna and a younger man, much to her surprise. Rick reawakes her in a way she didn’t realize was possible, but something isn’t quite right in High Bluffs. The dark secrets surrounding her in this supposed idyllic existence have started to surface.
He’s watching her.
Always.
A relationship develops between Joanna and a younger man, much to her surprise. Rick reawakes her in a way she didn’t realize was possible, but something isn’t quite right in High Bluffs. The dark secrets surrounding her in this supposed idyllic existence have started to surface.
He’s watching her.
Always.
An old adversary garners an early release from prison and is reported dead in a house fire shortly after they reenter society. Joanna’s world has changed, and she can breathe again. A new life in a new location where old wounds can heal.
Then strange things happen, and Joanna wonders whether the person is still alive. Although that’s impossible, isn’t it? But life has a horrifying tinge of the past to it, and she’s convinced someone is out to get her—or worse, her daughter, Jilly.
A new interest sparks the adversary’s curiosity. They become obsessed, determined to get what they feel they deserve—Joanna or Jilly. Should they move past their obsession with Joanna, or do some fixations never die?
Someone is watching.
Someone is waiting.
Until the time comes to strike.
Then strange things happen, and Joanna wonders whether the person is still alive. Although that’s impossible, isn’t it? But life has a horrifying tinge of the past to it, and she’s convinced someone is out to get her—or worse, her daughter, Jilly.
A new interest sparks the adversary’s curiosity. They become obsessed, determined to get what they feel they deserve—Joanna or Jilly. Should they move past their obsession with Joanna, or do some fixations never die?
Someone is watching.
Someone is waiting.
Until the time comes to strike.
Jilly Mellington and her family move back to her childhood home of High Bluffs, Maine. She longs for the relaxed, small-town life she remembered as a child, before the darkness changed their lives forever.
Scarlet moves into town, too. She resents the death of her father. Moving to High Bluffs will give her the opportunity to settle old debts that lingered for years.
Someone else is in town. Someone who travels under the cloak of darkness, hiding in the shadows, watching everything. Some things never change. Will this observer unlock answers for the family?
Will there finally be closure to the past?
Scarlet moves into town, too. She resents the death of her father. Moving to High Bluffs will give her the opportunity to settle old debts that lingered for years.
Someone else is in town. Someone who travels under the cloak of darkness, hiding in the shadows, watching everything. Some things never change. Will this observer unlock answers for the family?
Will there finally be closure to the past?