She painted the truth. Then she vanished.
Twenty-seven years ago, Clara Vale disappeared without a trace.
The town said she ran.
The paintings she left behind tell a different story.
Denver gallery curator Izzy Moreno comes to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a birthday celebration, not a mystery. But when she discovers an abandoned cabin hidden deep in the woods, she uncovers dozens of haunting paintings created by Clara—the young artist who vanished and was never seen again.
Each painting contains clues.
Each clue points to secrets someone has spent decades protecting.
The deeper Izzy digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes.
Grant Scott has enough on his plate running his horse ranch, breeding and training champion horses, and keeping his family’s legacy intact. The last thing he needs is a determined city woman stirring up old ghosts.
But when it becomes clear someone is watching Izzy—and someone is willing to kill to keep the past buried—Grant finds himself drawn into a mystery that threatens everything he holds dear.
As buried secrets come to light and danger closes in, Izzy and Grant must uncover what happened to Clara Vale before history repeats itself.
And somewhere between hidden clues, long-buried lies, and a killer determined to stay hidden, they discover a love neither of them saw coming.
A missing artist. A buried secret. A rugged horse rancher. A love worth fighting for.
