Secrets of Shadow Creek
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With nothing but a rotting wooden sign all but invisible on the main road, the town of Shadow Creek is drawing in some unlikely newcomers and it won’t take long for them to realize that this small town set deep in the mountains of modern day Virginia, is home to some very interesting people with even more interesting and sometimes dangerous secrets.
On the run from an unknown past, Cassie Colette, her sister Chloe, and her two sons are searching for a safe place to make their new home. Noticing a rotted sign for a small town, they assume it to be a deserted ghost town and decide to take a much needed break from the long hours of driving. Upon reaching the town however, they find that Shadow Creek is far from what they would call a ghost town. But in Shadow Creek, the Colette’s aren’t the only ones with secrets to hide.
Could this be the safe haven they were looking for, or will the secrets of the residents prove to be more deadly than what they’re running from? The first in the Shadow Creek series, delve into this small, forgotten town and meet the people who make her what she is as they live out their own lives and relationships along with the Colettes.
This is not your average book. It doesn't evolve around a particular guy or woman. Its not their road to a happy ending. Not that the ending isn't satisfying. Think more along the lines of a community of interesting and sexy people who all have secrets to hide.
Now throw in a murderer, some sexy attraction, and just a dash of the supernatural and you have a hint of Shadow Creek and what it's about. One thing is for sure, Shadow Creek may be an isolated little town but she sure as hell ain't boring... So if your looking for a new pace, something unique to sink into, you may have just found what you're lookin for. ;)
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