Shadows of Obsession

She’s running for her life. He’s running from his past. When danger arises, they’ll both have to stop running—and start fighting.

After escaping an abusive relationship that nearly cost her life, Anna Franklin is done trusting anyone. But when she lands in the small Wyoming town of Warren—battered, broken, and desperate for peace—her past isn’t far behind. Daniel, the man who once swore he loved her, will stop at nothing to drag her back into his control.

The Whitaker Ranch was supposed to be her safe haven—a place to heal among horses and wide-open skies, far from Daniel’s reach. What she didn’t...

She’s running for her life. He’s running from his past. When danger arises, they’ll both have to stop running—and start fighting.

After escaping an abusive relationship that nearly cost her life, Anna Franklin is done trusting anyone. But when she lands in the small Wyoming town of Warren—battered, broken, and desperate for peace—her past isn’t far behind. Daniel, the man who once swore he loved her, will stop at nothing to drag her back into his control.

The Whitaker Ranch was supposed to be her safe haven—a place to heal among horses and wide-open skies, far from Daniel’s reach. What she didn’t expect was Connor’s neighbor: Jaxon Mercer, a haunted ex-Marine with shadows in his eyes and walls higher than the mountains surrounding them.

Jaxon learned the hard way that letting people close only gets them killed, so he’s built a life of isolation and control on the ranch, keeping everyone at arm’s length. But something about the broken woman next door slips past his defenses—the way she flinches at sudden movements, the way she tries to makes herself smaller in a room full of people.

He knows that kind of fear. He’s seen it in combat zones and felt it in his own nightmares. As Anna slowly reclaims pieces of herself, an undeniable connection sparks between her and Jaxon. Two damaged souls learning to trust again. Two hearts discovering that sometimes the most dangerous thing isn’t falling in love—it’s believing you deserve it.

But Daniel hasn’t given up. He’s obsessed, relentless, and closing in. And when he finds Anna, he won’t just want her back. He’ll want to make sure she never leaves again. In a deadly game where the stakes are life and death, Anna will have to decide: keep running, or stand and fight. And Jaxon will have to choose between the safety of his isolation and the terrifying risk of loving someone enough to save them.

Because some obsessions don’t end. They escalate.

Shadows of Obsession is book 1 of an interconnected standalone series that is best read in order. A romantic suspense with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It features a resilient heroine reclaiming her power, a guarded hero learning to trust again, horses, Wyoming ranch life, forced proximity, and the kind of slow-burn romance that’s worth fighting for. Contains mature themes including domestic violence.

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