Before He Finds Her

Sheriff Shea Callahan never expected a knock at her cabin door to change her life.When a lawyer arrives with a frightened five-year-old girl and devastating news, Shea learns that her estranged cousin, Ava Bennett, has been murdered. Worse, Ava named Shea as the guardian of the daughter she never knew existed.Lily hasn’t spoken more than a few words since her mother’s death. She clings to a worn stuffed rabbit, startles at every sound, and wakes from nightmares she can’t explain. But one thing is clear-she witnessed something terrible the night her mother died.As Shea struggles to care for the traumatized child, a stranger appears in the woods surrounding her cabin. Watching. Waiting.Then the threats begin.Someone wants Lily.And someone is willing to kill to get her.As Shea digs into her cousin’s secretive past, she uncovers a trail of fear, hidden identities, and a deadly truth Ava spent years trying to escape. The closer Shea gets to the answers, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. Because the man hunting Lily isn’t just after a child-he’s after the only witness who can expose him.With time running out and danger closing in, Shea and Deputy Trevor Bolton must protect a little girl who holds the key to a murder. But a ruthless killer is determined to silence Lily forever.In Misty Hollow, secrets rarely stay buried.And this one could cost them everything.