Jamie Bernadette

Lila’s life finally feels complete when she starts a dream job with her close friend Robin, falls into a promising romance with Mark, and discovers she’s pregnant. But everything shifts when Julia, Mark’s ex-wife, reappears the moment she learns about the baby. At first, Julia’s involvement seems harmless, even polite, until she begins showing up uninvited, inserting herself into every corner of Lila’s new life. As Julia’s presence grows more intrusive and her intentions more unsettling, Lila realizes she may be fighting to protect far more than just her future. Soon, what began as a perfect new chapter becomes a tense battle of boundaries, obsession, and survival.

Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 9-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no one to trust, Nate and Polly forge a bond under fire as he shows her how to fight and survive—and she teaches him the true meaning of unconditional love.