About This Book
Olivia MacGregor was only a child when her world collapsed in a single night — a night that left her motherless, her father infamous, and her own memories fractured beyond reach. Now an adult haunted by dreams she can't quite trust, Olivia is forced to confront the question she's spent her whole life avoiding: what really happened? Roberts builds a thriller anchored in psychological tension, where the past isn't just prologue — it's a live wire. The stakes are deeply personal, the threat disturbingly close, and the emotional pull of a woman reclaiming her own history gives the danger real weight.
Roberts is at her best here when she lets the suspense simmer beneath the surface of an intimate character study. The dual timeline structure pays off gradually, and she balances the romantic thread with genuine menace rather than letting either overwhelm the other. The Pacific Northwest setting — wilderness, isolation, the particular quiet of old-growth forest — does real atmospheric work. This is Roberts writing with more restraint than her lighter fare, trusting the reader to sit with discomfort, and the result is a thriller that lingers well past the final page.
