The man she barely escaped in her youth stands ready to welcome her home.

Lily Thomas can no longer run from her past. With her New York publishing career in tatters and a stalker tracing her every step, she flees to her hometown in hope of a fresh start. But when the obsessed fiend follows, she fears the only person who can help her is the man whose heart she broke 12 years ago.

FBI Special Agent Cooper Adams never got over losing his childhood sweetheart. Dedicating his life to taking down human traffickers, he's still tormented by the shocking event that sent Lily running from his arms. While elated by their chance reunion, the discovery of a bloody warning splattered across her front door sparks Cooper's protective instincts for his former love.

With nowhere safe from the terror, Lily receives threatening messages tying Cooper to her ordeal. And with each clue they uncover, the agent believes the crimes of the past are on a collision course, and tragic consequences are imminent.

Can Lily and Cooper solve a brutal sex trafficking case decades in the making, or will a shadowy force rip their love apart?

Truth is in the Darkness is the second standalone novel in the suspenseful Paynes Creek romantic thriller series. If you like small-town characters, dark twists and turns, and the perfect balance of action in and out of the bedroom, then you'll adore Heather Sunseri's riveting tale.

Buy Truth is in the Darkness to face the horror today!