To find her mother, Rose will have to risk everything… including her heart.
When her mother vanishes without a trace, struggling writer Rose Sheridan's whole world is shaken. Fresh off a breakup and with her cousin halfway across the world, Rose has never felt more alone. In order to find her mother, she is forced to seek help from the one man she could never have. The one man who rejected her a year ago, yet she can't stop thinking about. Detective Cal Masters. He’s calm, infuriating, and impossible to forget. Once, they almost had something. Now, they’re chasing shadows together.
Their search leads them to the last place her mother was seen: The Black Onyx Hotel, where secrets linger, and a brutal storm traps them inside. As the danger builds, so does the tension between them. Old feelings reignite just as the truth grows more deadly.
Genre: Romance (Romantic Suspense)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers, Multiple POVs, Fast‑Paced
Trigger / CW: None
Spice Warning: None (kissing only)
Author: Elaine Evans
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨ (+Free goodies from the author)
Page Count: 248
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
ISBN: 979-8218889364
Series: N/A
Elaine Evans is an Ohio author whose lifelong love of storytelling blossomed into a writing career in mid‑life. When she’s not crafting heartfelt fiction, she enjoys reading, cooking, and photography. She lives in Ohio with her family, where she balances writing with her work as a pediatric Medical Assistant.
To find her mother, Rose will have to risk everything… including her heart.
When her mother vanishes without a trace, struggling writer Rose Sheridan's whole world is shaken. Fresh off a breakup and with her cousin halfway across the world, Rose has never felt more alone. In order to find her mother, she is forced to seek help from the one man she could never have. The one man who rejected her a year ago, yet she can't stop thinking about. Detective Cal Masters. He’s calm, infuriating, and impossible to forget. Once, they almost had something. Now, they’re chasing shadows together.
Their search leads them to the last place her mother was seen: The Black Onyx Hotel, where secrets linger, and a brutal storm traps them inside. As the danger builds, so does the tension between them. Old feelings reignite just as the truth grows more deadly.
Genre: Romance (Romantic Suspense)
Age Suggestion: Adult
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers, Multiple POVs, Fast‑Paced
Trigger / CW: None
Spice Warning: None (kissing only)
Author: Elaine Evans
Format: Paperback ✨SIGNED✨ (+Free goodies from the author)
Page Count: 248
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
ISBN: 979-8218889364
Series: N/A
Elaine Evans is an Ohio author whose lifelong love of storytelling blossomed into a writing career in mid‑life. When she’s not crafting heartfelt fiction, she enjoys reading, cooking, and photography. She lives in Ohio with her family, where she balances writing with her work as a pediatric Medical Assistant.
