Gideon Belmont never wanted to return to Hollow Pines—or to the crumbling bakery his late mother left behind. Inheriting her failing business only unearthed the ghosts of his youth, and the cruel nickname that clung to him like a curse—Gluttonous Gideon.
But with the business sliding deeper into ruin, Gideon makes the grim choice to come home and close its doors forever. As night settles over the town and he turns the shop’s sign from open to closed, the red velvet curtains stir, and he senses a presence lingering in the dark.
In a town where silence holds its own...
Gideon Belmont never wanted to return to Hollow Pines—or to the crumbling bakery his late mother left behind. Inheriting her failing business only unearthed the ghosts of his youth, and the cruel nickname that clung to him like a curse—Gluttonous Gideon.
But with the business sliding deeper into ruin, Gideon makes the grim choice to come home and close its doors forever. As night settles over the town and he turns the shop’s sign from open to closed, the red velvet curtains stir, and he senses a presence lingering in the dark.
In a town where silence holds its own dark voice, the past has returned, and he’s about to learn an unfortunate lesson. Someone has been harboring a grudge of their own, and for Gideon, endings don’t come easy in a town that never forgets.
