Cover of Visions of Scarlett

Visions of Scarlett

Jessie Ellis

Cursed in Clayton Book #1

paranormal romance(180)

A haunted young woman with psychic visions finds safety in an older man's arms — until a killer sets his sights on her.

Content Warnings
sexual assault (past or present)abuse (emotional)domestic violencekidnappingstalkingviolence/gore

Description

SCARLETT ~ Haunted by a dark past, 23-year-old Scarlett has fled to the small town of Clayton for a new start. Fortunately, she lands in the capable, older hands of the local hardware store owner, whose tender care and dominating presence make her feel safe for the first time in her life.But the persistent visions she's been having of a missing woman have followed her to lurk in the mirrors and windows of her new home. Scarlett has just emerged from her own nightmare; will helping the woman in her visions put her in the sights of another madman?CALLUM ~ Ten years ago, Callum lost the woman he loved when she vanished without a trace, and his hardened heart hasn't let another in since. That is, until he meets Scarlett, his young neighbor who's hiding her own tattered heart in a carefully built fortress. Can he heal and protect the passionate woman trapped within, or will a sinister stalker make Scarlett his forever-prize instead?Time is running out for Scarlett and Callum to solve a long-cold string of unsolved crimes before monsters old and new drag them both back into the shadows. VISIONS OF SCARLETT is a full-length novel intended for mature readers 18+ only.This is the first book in the CURSED IN CLAYTON series, but can be read as a standalone. TW: domestic abuse, kidnapping, sexual assault (off-page/implied), stalking, and violence

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