He came to fix her house. He stayed because someone had to.
Jaxon Grabley doesn't say much. He shows up, does the work, and goes home-until the woman across the property starts getting texts that make his jaw clench and his hands go still on his tools.
Kara Larsson traded a high-powered New York career for fig preserves and a farmhouse in Elken Grove, and she'd rather smile through anything than admit she didn't leave the danger behind.
She hasn't told her brothers. She hasn't told anyone. Jaxon is the first person who figures it out anyway-and the first one who doesn't look at her like she should have known better.
Falling for her wasn't the plan. Covering every window in her house at midnight wasn't the plan either. But the man she left New York to escape is still out there-closer than either of them knows-and Jaxon isn't the kind of man who makes a plan and walks away from it.
Perfect for readers who love a quiet protective hero who falls first, a heroine who's done running, and a small-town stalker suspense that earns its happy ending one boarded window at a time.
Silent Shadows is Book 2 in the Larsson Hearts series-a slow-burn, open-door romance where the emotion runs hotter than the steam. Start with Missing Pieces or dive in right here: every book is a standalone with its own guaranteed HEA. No cliffhanger, no cheating. A complete novella-approximately 29,000 words.