She survived war. She won't survive him. Liberty came home looking for peace. What she found was a trap eight years in the making. Elias Ashford was her best friend's brother—the one who watched too closely, wanted too much. She joined the military to escape him. But some men don't let go. They just learn patience. Now Elias owns everything—the town, the businesses, the 4th of July celebration where the whole county will gather to watch fireworks explode over his land. And Liberty? She's about to learn that the only freedom she'll ever have is the freedom to surrender. \\\*A standalone 4th of July dark romance. Contains obsessive surveillance, psychological manipulation, forced proximity, dubious consent, and a man who spent eight years ensuring she'd have nowhere left to run.

She thought it was just a costume. He knew it was a promise. Someone Wren Holloway loves owes a very dangerous man a debt he can't pay. When that man comes to collect, he doesn't want money. He wants her. Ezra Vane isn't the kind of predator who takes what isn't earned. He offers her a game instead—a chance no one else has ever been given. Run. Halloween night. His estate. Hundreds of acres of darkness, and one survive until dawn without being caught, and the debt disappears. Her brother walks free. She never sees Ezra again. But if he catches her—and he will—she belongs to him. Not for a night. Forever. She trains. Plans. Studies the terrain. He watches. Waits. Lets her believe she has a chance. The hunt begins at sundown. By midnight, she realizes the forest isn't her enemy. He is. A standalone Halloween dark romance. Contains predator/prey dynamics, psychological games, captivity, dubious consent, and a hunter who always claims his prize.