A Snake in the Sun

There are some memories that never stop burning.

Marley doesn't talk about the summer of 2005. She doesn't talk about the woman who was supposed to love her, the dreams that wake her in a cold sweat, or why she always leaves before anyone has the chance to leave her first.

Instead, she surrounds herself with things that make sense: the roar of a motorcycle engine, the quiet company of a pet snake named Tennessee, and a carefully constructed life that keeps everyone at arm's length.

Then there's Dareck.

Tattooed, scarred, and far too kind for his own good, he carries secrets beneath his smile and looks at Marley like she's someone worth knowing. The more she learns about him, the more she begins to suspect that some people don't survive their pasts-they simply learn how to wear them.

But the past has a way of shedding its skin.

And when old wounds begin to surface, Marley is forced to confront a question she's spent twenty years avoiding:

Who am I when I'm no longer running?

A Snake in the Sun is a haunting, slow-burn novel about survival, found family, and the scars we hide beneath our skin. Because sometimes the things that survive the heat are the things we least expect.