3× Featured In the once peaceful town of Nueva Aurora, a string of gruesome murders shakes the community to its core. Victims are left heartless--literally-- after their organs are surgically removed. Science teacher Lorraine de Verra, with dreams of becoming a crime investigator, and her enigmatic colleague Zane Nuñez are thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. As they peel back layers of dark secrets, a sinister force with chilling ties to Lorraine's past lurks in the shadows, ready to strike. Time is running out, and the next heart could be their own. > Book cover by:@sulkytae ♡

Dr. Lorraine Adriella de Verra didn't come back to Nueva Aurora to chase ghosts--she came to save lives. A top-tier neurosurgeon with a past buried deep, she thought a quiet vacation in Manila would be enough to put the nightmares behind her. She was wrong. Now back in the city, a new apartment and a fresh start should mean peace. But when she crosses paths with Zane--an ex-journalist with a sharp eye and secrets of his own--her world begins to unravel. What starts as a simple neighborly connection turns into a dangerous alliance when a string of bizarre deaths begins echoing patterns only Lorraine recognizes. Victims. Clues. Codes. All hauntingly familiar. As the city pulses with hidden dangers and long-buried conspiracies, Lorraine is pulled into a game she swore she left behind. This time, the scalpel won't be the only tool she needs.