Her life is in danger, and this heartbroken Sheriff is her only hope.

Dr. Lani Hunt has dedicated her life to healing others, but when she’s abducted, survival becomes her greatest challenge.

Sheriff Gibson Lawson has lived with regret, but when Lani—his childhood best friend and secret love—is abducted from home, leaving a blood-stained carpet and a trail of broken glass, he vows to find her. With time running out, each clue draws him closer to the truth and his worst fear: losing her forever.

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Read an excerpt from Lima

“It’s okay to not be okay.”

“I’m okay.” It’s not a complete lie, but it’s also not entirely the truth. “I’m managing,” I add. “Tonight was hard. Everyone is walking on eggshells around me. Treating me gently, as though I’ll break.”

“I take it I’m included in that ‘everyone’?”

“You did just try to keep me from coming into your office.”

He runs a hand through his hair as he steps back from me. “You went through something traumatizing.”

“Yes, but I survived. And while I know I’m struggling, I’m still standing.”

“You are.”

“So stop trying to shield me from it, please.”

He nods. “Deal.”

“Good.” I take a deep breath. “Now, you better eat so I can tell my mom you loved it.”

He laughs and takes a seat behind his desk. “How did you know I haven’t eaten yet?”

“Because I know you better than I know myself most days.”

“Same.”

I smile, and the air between us shifts. The weight of what happened to me no longer saturates the space between us. Instead, it’s a burning attraction. A love that’s shifted from friendship into something more. And while we’re both still trying to understand what that means for us, I know that for me, it’s a forever kind of thing.

Gibson Lawson has been my forever since we were kids.

I only hope that my forever is a very long time and not cut short by whoever is behind the mask.