The Lake That Keeps You: A Paranormal Romance

Mercy Lake remembers what grief invites. Maeve Hart comes to the remote Ontario wilderness with one job: scatter her difficult father's ashes and finally put the past to rest. Then his cracked bear bell rings from the black spruce, something in the dark calls her in his voice, and a beautiful stranger steps through the firelight to warn her not to answer. Elias has guarded the hidden roads between the living and the lost for longer than he can remember.
He is dangerous, inhuman, and bound by rules he refuses to explain. He is also the only thing standing between Maeve's family and the creatures that have learned how to wear the faces they love. As impossible doors open from Mercy Lake to Ottawa and beyond, Maeve discovers that her father left behind more than ashes. He left bargains, buried memories, and an ancient debt tied to her blood. Each road she closes draws her closer to Elias, and each touch deepens a bond that could save them both or deliver them to the force that made him a weapon.
To break the cycle, Maeve must uncover what her father promised before she was born. But the lake knows exactly what she wants, and it has been waiting a very long time to make her ask. The Lake That Keeps You is a dark, atmospheric standalone paranormal romance featuring a capable heroine, a dangerous ancient protector, open-door heat, gothic horror, sharp humour, found family, and a hard-won happily ever after.