She came to Blackridge to disappear. The men hunting her intend to make sure she never leaves.

Sheriff Rowan Hale is investigating smoke near an abandoned mountain cabin when he discovers Lena Vale—wounded, armed and terrified of someone within his own department.

Before Rowan can demand answers, bullets tear through the walls and the cabin erupts in flames.

Lena is carrying evidence of a criminal conspiracy powerful enough to control an entire town—and ruthless enough to kill anyone who threatens it. Rowan soon discovers that the danger is connected to the unsolved death of his brother, forcing him to question people he has trusted for years.

Driven into the storm with nowhere safe to turn, Rowan and Lena must rely on each other to survive. Every attack pushes them closer. Every secret threatens to tear them apart. And as the line between protection and desire disappears, Rowan realises that saving Lena could cost him everything—including his heart.

But with betrayal closing in and their enemies determined to silence them, love may be the most dangerous risk of all.

Where the Pines Hide Her is a fast-paced small-town romantic suspense filled with forced proximity, a protective sheriff, hidden evidence, betrayal, gunfire, emotional tension and a hard-won happily ever after.