Shadows of a Tortured Heart

Mallory wasn't always riddled with anxiety and depression, but losing her dad at sixteen broke something inside herself that she thought would never fully heal. She has spent the last five years going to therapy and on medications, no better than the day she started them. Until the day she finds out someone was murdered in her small town and vows to get justice for them. She enlists the help of Bryce, a charming jock she knows better than to get involved with. The closer she gets to solving the murder, forgotten traumas from her past threaten to cast shadows on the investigation.

Bryce was always the life of the party, until tragedy struck unexpectedly. Trying to navigate his new world, Mallory crashes into his life full of sass and discontentment. He never imagined he would crave the presence of a woman determined to reject him at every angle, fighting everything in his power to break her walls down. When she slowly lets him, he vows to be her light in the darkness and finds the pieces of his own heart mending back together.

Shadows of a Tortured Heart is a romantic suspense that addresses mental health and trauma. It contains darker subjects that may not be suitable for all readers. Please refer to the author's note and trigger warnings prior to reading.