Kit Weston never thought she'd be the kind of woman who stayed.
Not in one town.
Not in one life.
And certainly not in one man's arms.
But Williamsburg changed that.
As Town Marshal, Kit has finally carved out something that feels dangerously close to peace-a place at the heart of a town that trusts her, and a future she's no longer afraid to imagine with Jacob Calder, the man who's loved her longer than she ever allowed herself to see.
She chose this life.
She chose him.
What she didn't choose... was the past clawing its way back.
Because peace in Williamsburg doesn't last long.
Not when whispers turn to violence.
Not when old ghosts refuse to stay buried-one of them far more talkative than she'd like.
And not when the one woman who knows exactly how to break her walks back into town with a smile sharp enough to draw blood.
Sophie is back.
And she didn't come alone-she brought chaos, secrets, and a reckoning Kit can't outrun.
Now, as the line between justice and vengeance begins to blur, Kit is forced to face the one truth she's been avoiding:
Loving this town means bleeding for it.
And this time...
it may take everything she has.