Where the Beacon Dies

She inherited a lighthouse. He's been watching from the shadows for thirty years.A gripping dark romance where danger and desire collide on a remote island...Marine biologist Rowan Ashford escapes to her late grandmother's lighthouse on isolated Thornwood Island, desperate for solitude after devastating loss. But the crumbling tower holds secrets-and so does the dangerous stranger who's been watching from the cliffs.Cassius Voronov is a ghost. A hunter. A survivor of the human trafficking ring that destroyed his childhood. For twenty-five years, he's tracked the criminal consortium responsible-and Rowan's grandmother was gathering evidence against them until the day she died.Now Rowan has stumbled into a war she doesn't understand.With a protector she shouldn't trust.And enemies who will stop at nothing to bury the truth.As the investigation pulls them deeper into darkness, the explosive attraction between them becomes impossible to ignore. But the consortium has eyes everywhere. And some secrets are worth killing for.Where the Beacon Dies is a pulse-pounding dark romantic suspense novel featuring:- A fiercely protective alpha hero with a traumatic past- A strong heroine who refuses to be a victim- Forced proximity on a remote island- Slow-burn tension that ignites into scorching passion- A shadowy conspiracy spanning decades- Edge-of-your-seat suspense and actionBook One of The Thornwood Island Duet. Ends on a cliffhanger. For the complete story, continue with Where the Current Takes Us.Content Warning: This novel contains mature themes including human trafficking (discussed, not depicted on-page), violence, explicit sexual content, stalker romance elements, and gun violence. Reader discretion is advised.If you love dark romance authors like Penelope Douglas, Ana Huang, and H.D. Carlton, you'll be captivated by The Thornwood Island Duet.