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About Shadows and Signatures: A Romance Short Story (Unabridged)

Some houses hold secrets. Some men do too. Harper Lane is a top-tier realtor who knows every corner of her small-town market, but nothing could’ve prepared her for the crime scene hidden behind the garden walls of her latest listing. Or the brooding detective who shows up with a badge, a scowl, and zero patience for her curiosity. Detective Jace Maddox doesn’t do chatty civilians, and definitely not the ones with camera-ready smiles and cats named after fruit. But Harper’s tangled in something dangerous, and when the bodies start piling up near properties she’s connected to, keeping her at arm’s length stops being an option. As Harper’s charming ex-boyfriend resurfaces with suspicious timing and Jace’s own department begins to crack under internal pressure, the truth becomes harder to pin down — and more deadly by the day. The closer they get to solving the case, the harder it is to ignore the sparks between them. But in a town built on appearances and lies, falling for each other might be the riskiest move of all. Perfect for fans of slow-burn tension, grumpy heroes, and smart heroines who don’t wait to be rescued, Shadows and Signatures is a gripping romantic suspense with claws.