Taking You HOME | EN
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🗝️Detective Ryker Viltarin must uncover dark secrets before he loses not only his heart but also his life.🗝️
You're on your own, far from home
The wind is blowing in the top of the pines
A gloomy sky where the sun never shines
Deep in the woods, where the night is so cold
You're lost, far from home
-Mustash-
Ryker Viltarin, a former soldier and now a private detective, is asked for help by an old comrade: He has to find his ex-wife, who has kidnapped their child because of their impending divorce. At first, this sounded like an easy case for Viltarin.
The search for the missing leads the investigator to the sleepy little town of Silvershore on Everbreeze Lake in Canada.
When he moves into the small guesthouse Pineview Cottage, Ryker is convinced that he has found an unscrupulous child abductor. But why does this impression change more and more the closer he gets to her? Why does every step toward the truth raise more questions than answers? And what is the significance of the mysterious key that suddenly ends up in Evelyn's possession?
Will Ryker succeed in saving Evelyn and Liam, or will they also fall victim to the killer from Everbreeze Lake?
🗝️ "Taking You Home" is a romantic and gripping mystery-drama story about love, betrayal, and the shadows of the past that must be overcome to finally understand the true meaning of happiness. 🗝️
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