Saltwater Shadows

He was supposed to disappear.
She was never meant to be found.

After vanishing into the Witness Protection Program with his son, Aaron Hotchner is no longer the man he once was. Now he's David Collins-quiet, guarded, a ghost in a sleepy coastal town where no one asks too many questions. The ocean keeps his secrets, and he's learned to live in the silence.

Until her.

Riley Denver-once known as Sage Hart-was a CIA operative with blood on her hands and fire in her veins. After a mission went wrong and her partner was murdered, she was buried by the same government she served. New name. New life. No choice.

They meet by chance in a bookstore. A guarded smile. A shared look. A spark that neither one of them is ready for.

But peace doesn't last forever.

A familiar face appears in the shadows. A letter arrives with a name Riley swore she'd never hear again. The lies that kept them hidden are starting to crack.

Now, they have to choose:
Keep running from the past-
Or fight for the future they never believed they deserved.

Two broken souls. One small town. And a love that could cost them everything.