Dust Traces Never Fade

By Sai Marie Johnson

Sometimes the past doesn't just haunt you-it comes back to finish what it started.

Ivanka "Ivy" Jessup thought she had finally found peace on her family's Texas ranch. With a devoted husband, Aaron, and two beautiful children, the terrors of her youth-the abduction that nearly broke her-felt like a fading nightmare. But beneath the surface of her "Honey Sunshine" smile, a storm is brewing. Nightmares are clawing their way back into her reality, and a sense of impending dread has Ivy gripped in a chokehold she can't explain.

Then, the unthinkable happens.

In the blink of an eye, her two-year-old daughter, Alia, vanishes from her preschool's car rider line. The routine that Ivy fought so hard to build is shattered, replaced by a cold, toxic fear. This isn't a random tragedy. It's a calculated strike from a ghost of the past: Don Oswaldo Merote, a man seeking a blood debt for the empire Ivy helped dismantle.

As Aaron battles his own mounting rage and the ticking clock of a police investigation, Ivy realizes that to save her daughter, she must step back into the shadows she spent years escaping. From the quiet dirt roads of the Jessup farm to the dark, corrugated walls of a hidden warehouse, the hunt is on.

With the help of unexpected allies and a sisterhood forged in the darkest corners of the city, Ivy must face a monster who believes that some scars should never heal.

The price of freedom was immense once before. This time, Ivy is prepared to pay whatever it takes to ensure that the dust traces of her past are finally swept away-forever.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLH981S5
• ISBN13: 9798246872932
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"