Secrets of Whiskey River (Whiskey River, #1)

Trusting him could save her life... or cost him his.
Alex Kelley vanished into the night eight years ago, leaving behind her name, her past, and the man who swore she would never escape him. In the quiet corners of small-town Arkansas, she rebuilt her life from the ashes. Here she is a single mom, a dedicated nurse, a woman everyone recognizes but nobody truly sees.

Detective Declan Wallace is a man of routine, discipline, and distance. Nothing shakes him. Nothing gets in. Until Alex. Her strength draws him in, and her fear pulls him closer. When he is assigned to protect her, the line between duty and desire becomes harder to hold.

Alex feels her walls slipping under Declan’s steady presence. She wants to trust him, wants to believe she is finally safe. But when late‑night phone calls and veiled threats escalate into a terrifying close call, the life she has rebuilt begins to crumble.

Is it a stalker, or has the past she buried finally clawed its way out of the shadows?

With the threat closing in, one question becomes impossible to avoid. Does she trust Declan with the truth she has kept hidden, or shield him from the danger tied to her past? The closer they get to the truth, the more they realize that what she is running from is far bigger than either of them imagined.

Alex must find the strength to confront old wounds, protect her family, and reclaim her future.

Can love survive the secrets of Whiskey River, or will the truth be the one thing they can’t outrun?

Perfect for readers of Melinda Leigh’s Lie to Her, Laura Griffin’s Deep Tide, and Kendra Elliot’s The First Death.