Kennedy is quietly rebuilding herself far from the shadow of her father's sins, seeking nothing but a simple, peaceful existence—until Cain crashes into her carefully ordered world with an intensity that threatens everything she's worked to construct. Cain has mastered control through sheer force of will, burying his own ghosts so deep that nothing touches him...except somehow, this woman with haunted eyes that mirror his own darkness does. What begins as an undeniable spark between two emotionally guarded souls becomes something neither of them can ignore, as they discover that maybe what they've both been running from is actually what they've been searching for all along. Cowles crafts a deeply emotional story about two beautifully broken people learning to trust not just each other, but themselves.

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Dark indie and moody R&B with raw emotional depth—slow-burn tension wrapped in haunting vocals and sultry production. Think wounded souls finding solace in each other. Sensual yet introspective, with undercurrents of danger and redemption.

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