Shay has spent her life running.
When she arrives in a quiet town of only 340 people, she wants nothing more than a job, a room, and the chance to disappear. Trust is dangerous. Love is out of the question. And the secrets she carries must remain buried.
But Della's Tavern offers more than employment. Its owners welcome Shay like family. Her outspoken coworker becomes the friend she never knew she needed. And Alec-a talented photographer with troubles of his own-sees beyond the walls she has built.
For the first time, Shay begins to imagine a life defined by something other than survival.
Then unsettling encounters become impossible to dismiss. Someone is following her. Someone knows more than they should. And the past Shay fled is closing in on the only place that has ever felt like home.
To protect the people she loves, Shay must decide whether to run again-or stand and fight for the life she has finally chosen.
Paper Butterflies is an emotional romantic-suspense novel about survival, found family, and the courage it takes to believe that even a wounded heart can find its way home