Hidden Waters

Addie has spent years getting away from the family that abused her, and now she asks for very little: steady work, a few friends and a home of her own. A room in a shared house in Wolf Gap, Oregon, offers the last of those. The catch is her new roommate, Beckett Easton.

Beckett is a rugged doctor who has just returned to town after years spent giving medical care overseas. He carries guilt and pain of his own, including the memory of his sister's kidnapping long ago. Addie, for her part, works hard to keep her scars out of sight.

Daily life in the house settles into a routine, and the friendship between them turns slowly into something closer. This is a small-town romance with a friends-to-lovers arc, and a steady thread of suspense runs under the warmth. The book deals with abuse and trauma.

It is the third entry in the Tattered & Torn series, and the Easton family from the earlier books is present throughout. Then people from Addie's past begin to close in, and the home she and Beckett have made together is what they put at risk.