In the frozen backwoods of Water Creek, Wisconsin, the truth is buried under the bones of children.

Called to a decaying mobile home in Water Creek, trauma social worker Joel Briar expects another grim case in a county that’s seen too many. What he doesn’t expect to find is a child’s body broken and scarred by horrors no one can explain. As Joel digs into the girl’s past, a chilling truth surfaces: something monstrous is lurking in the shadows of the dilapidated park.

Deputy Devyn McAdams has seen plenty of atrocities on the Water Creek force, but nothing compares to what Joel faces every day. Drawn to him, she wants to protect him from the danger, so when bullets fly, she recognizes the warning for what it is: a sign to walk away and not look back.

But walking away means abandoning the children still trapped there. That’s something neither of them can do.

Joel and Devyn understand that loving the wrong person in Water Creek could get them both killed, so when threats close in, they must trust each other in ways neither anticipated. Because in Water Creek, predators hide in plain sight, and the line between justice and survival is razor thin.

A gripping romantic suspense about resilience, justice, and the people willing to protect the innocent from humanity’s darkest evil.

Inclusions: Hero has spina bifida

TW: This book contains discussion of crimes against children. It may not be suitable for all audiences.

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