She ghosted her life.
Rook Radcliffe can’t burn her past. But she can bury it. She keeps her strength—and her secrets—to herself.
But when the last guy she kissed turns up beaten and unconscious, she’s caught in the storm that follows.
Theo Locke is grieving. Stuck. And he refuses to let Rook disappear.
She knows better than to trust him. But he’s not going anywhere.
In a school run by half-truths and varsity royalty, Out Cold is a sharp, emotionally grounded debut mystery about suspicion, silence, and what it costs to let someone get close.
The central mystery resolves in this book, while larger character arcs unfold over time.
This is a character-driven mystery with a slow-burn emotional arc. It is book one in a series that builds over eight books.