Cold Pulse

Some wounds never stop echoing. Some secrets refuse to stay buried.Cassidy has survived what should have broken her.But survival has left its mark.On the unforgiving Oregon coast, where freezing water and isolation can turn deadly without warning, Cassidy lives in a world sharpened by sensation, memory, and the lingering effects of trauma. Silence isn't always peace. Sometimes it is the moment before everything goes wrong.And something is very wrong.What begins as a threat buried beneath the surface pulls Cassidy into an escalating web of danger, violence, and secrets powerful people would rather keep submerged. The deeper she goes, the more the boundaries between past and present begin to fracture, and the more every instinct tells her that the danger surrounding her is far from finished.Luke carries wounds of his own.Drawn together by circumstances neither can control, Cassidy and Luke must navigate a connection forged under extraordinary pressure while the threat around them closes in. Trust becomes dangerous. Vulnerability becomes unavoidable. And survival demands more than either of them believes they have left to give.As the investigation tightens and violence moves closer, Cassidy must face not only the people determined to silence the truth, but the memories and fears she has spent so long trying to outrun.Because the past has a pulse.And it's getting closer.COLD PULSE is an atmospheric psychological thriller and romantic suspense novel about trauma, survival, dangerous secrets, justice, and two wounded people fighting their way back toward life.For readers who love emotionally intense suspense, dark coastal settings, psychological tension, dangerous investigations, and romance forged in the shadow of violence, COLD PULSE delivers a haunting journey through fear, resilience, love, and the terrifying things that refuse to remain buried.The positioning here reflects the manuscript's established combination of trauma, psychological danger, forensic/crime elements, physical survival, Cassidy and Luke's relationship, the Oregon coast setting, and recurring cold/water/resonance/silence motifs.