chapter one: the calm before the storm

#12 in Mystery Romance|
Something isn't right in the small town situated in Harken Mountains. A history of unsolved murders, an arsonist on the loose, and the wealthy elite becoming unsettled, mystery shrouds the populace over time.

Anna, suffocated by the snowy confines she find herself in, is determined to uncover what lies beneath.

When big city Gray moves in, she can't help but wonder why. He both repulses her and draws her in, and she knows deep down he holds the answers she's searching for.

Will she ever solve the mysteries in the mountains? And what lengths will people go to in order to protect the ones they love?