She built her life on evidence, logic, and one unbreakable rule: never need anyone too much.
Lyra Cole is the FBI's sharpest forensic analyst. She reads crime scenes the way other people read faces, with precision, patience, and zero room for error. She trusts facts. She trusts procedure. And she trusts exactly one person in the world: her partner, Special Agent Ethan Cross.
When a dangerous stalker begins hunting women inside the Witness Security Program, the case lands on Lyra's desk with a weight she wasn't prepared for. The threats are escalating. The leak is internal. And someone has just slipped a note under her apartment door with her name on it.
Suddenly, the case isn't just professional. It's personal.
Ethan has been quietly, patiently, completely in love with Lyra for three years. He knows her coffee order, her silences, and the exact sound of her laugh when something genuinely surprises her. He also knows that pushing her will only make her run. So he stays close, stays steady, and waits.
But as the danger draws tighter and the walls between them begin to crack, Lyra is forced to confront something far more frightening than any stalker in the shadows.
The man standing right beside her.
Safe in the Shadows is a slow-burn romantic suspense about two people who have been each other's safe place all along without ever saying so. Perfect for readers who love gripping FBI investigations wrapped around an achingly sweet love story that builds until the very last page.
For fans of Nora Roberts, Lucy Score, and Julie Garwood.
