Ivy Hart has always wanted things most people don’t. Quiet men. Dark thoughts. The kind of devotion that borders on clinically concerning. So when the mysterious new guy in Hollow Creek shuts down a creep at a bar, Ivy does what any rational woman would do. She stalks him. Sebastian Locke moved to Vermont to disappear. Instead, he gains a shadow. He knows Ivy is following him. She doesn’t even pretend she’s not. He should be alarmed. Instead… he’s intrigued. So when Ivy flips the script, Sebastian escalates and starts watching her. What begins as curiosity turns into a mutual hobby. But when someone threatens the woman he’s falling for, the game turns dangerous. And now they’re about to learn what happens when the quiet guy finally chooses violence. A dark rom-com romance featuring a female stalker, a morally gray man who stalks her back, mutual obsession, open-door spice, and a mischievous cat who refuses to stay out of trouble. Tropes Dark Rom-Com Golden Retriever FMC Stalker x Black Cat MMC She Stalks Him. He Stalks Her Back Masked Stalker He Falls Harder (But Pretends He Doesn’t) Mutual Obsession & Possessive Energy Touch Her and Be Unalived Morally Questionable Behavior Found Family Open door spice Afraid-to-Commit, Control-Freak Hero A Stray Feline-Turned-House Cat Named Mr. Pickles An Unwilling Brother Trapped in an Escalating Feud With the Cat 📖 Length: 87,871 words 🔥 Full-length standalone dark romantic comedy