Böcker av Caren Hahn

The most wonderful time of year is about to become her worst nightmare.Christmas in Owl Creek comes to a chilling conclusion when two girls go missing, leaving the small town reeling.While Joel is consumed by the investigation, Val is left wondering how this horror could strike so close to home. But for her, the nightmare is about to become all too real.When Abby is the next to disappear, Val faces the unthinkable: How far will she go to bring her daughter home?

A small town. A missing girl. A woman who knows too much.Welcome to the little coastal town of Ellis Cove, where bright holiday lights disguise an unspeakable evil.When an 11-year-old girl goes missing, the community rallies around the family. Grace is the only one who sees things as they really are-neglect and abuse lurking in the shadows of Ellis Cove's dead end streets.As the search for the missing girl intensifies, Grace wrestles with a darker truth: How far will she go to protect someone she loves?

Lorna's been dead for three years and still isn't over it.Now she's stuck in the afterlife churning through therapists while she mourns the family she left behind. When she meets Jackie, a recently murdered teen, Lorna lips back into a mothering role as naturally as if she were still alive.But Jackie doesn't want comfort. She wants revenge. Her killer is still free and worse, he's found a new victim: Lorna's own daughter.With strict boundaries separating them from the mortal world, can Lorna and Jackie stop a ruthless murderer before he kills again?

Sometimes even heroes need saving.Winter has settled over Rahm, the Ardanian forces are entrenched in Endvar, and Ria and Merek are running out of options. They've settled on a plan to draw Artem from the city, hoping to use the forest climbers to claim the gates in his absence.But they've underestimated their devious enemy.Artem's cunning has infected even their private lives, weaving a deadly web designed to steal from Ria her crown, the kingdom, and the man she loves.When Artem springs his trap, Merek's life hangs in the balance. It's up to Ria and Aiya to put aside their differences and outmaneuver the enemy, or risk surrendering all hope to the torment of war.

Small town. Dark secrets. Whose lies are worth killing for?After her husband's tragic death, Val returns to her childhood home with her seven-year old daughter, hoping to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. But the sleepy logging community isn't as safe as she remembers. Wildfires rage in the hills and Val is convinced that a stranger is prowling around her property.She looks for help from Joel, an old high school friend who's distinguished himself as a local detective. Together, Val and Joel are pulled into a dark tale of jealousy and murder as they uncover the truth behind the most infamous trial in Owl Creek's history. When they find a body in the woods near Val's house, one thing is clear: Someone has a secret they'll kill to protect.

Bitter lies. Sweet revenge. Someone won't make it out alive.Tempers are simmering in Owl Creek as a contract dispute at the local mill turns violent and Joel is caught in the middle. Accused of siding with the mill owner, he's targeted by a resentful public. When news breaks of his relationship with Valerie Fisher-wife of famed white-collar criminal Jordan Fisher-the backlash is swift.With media attention intensifying, Val retreats in an effort to protect Abby, keeping even Joel at a distance. Struggling to make ends meet, she fights to prove that she can take care of her daughter alone. But when anonymous photos reveal a new threat to Abby, Val is pushed to the breaking point.Can Val and Joel uncover the plot against them before the violence in Owl Creek tears them apart?

Sometimes even heroes need saving.Winter has settled over Rahm, the Ardanian forces are entrenched in Endvar, and Ria and Merek are running out of options. They've settled on a plan to draw Artem from the city, hoping to use the forest climbers to claim the gates in his absence.But they've underestimated their devious enemy.Artem's cunning has infected even their private lives, weaving a deadly web designed to steal from Ria her crown, the kingdom, and the man she loves.When Artem springs his trap, Merek's life hangs in the balance. It's up to Ria and Aiya to put aside their differences and outmaneuver the enemy, or risk surrendering all hope to the torment of war.

Nothing can stop her from proving she's ready to rule. Except him.Fiercely independent and disenchanted with romance, Ria resents the expectation to marry. But the king has withdrawn from public life, increasing pressure on the princess to marry and prove her readiness to rule.When a power struggle erupts between the king and Merek, captain of the Wall Guard, Ria sees an opportunity. She proposes a tour of the damaged wall, giving her an excuse to prove herself by acting in her father's stead.And if she happens to find a tolerable suitor in her travels, all the better.But Merek doesn't have time for Ria's schemes. A criminal network has infiltrated a critical border city, and abandoning his investigation could lead to disaster.Stubborn wills collide as the military hero and emerging monarch wrestle in a shifting balance of power. To merge their strong personalities into a dynamic partnership, they'll risk more than just their pride.When the criminal threat turns personal, can Merek save Ria without losing his heart?Will Ria finally learn to listen to hers?Burden of Power is the first in the Wallkeeper Trilogy, a clean romantic fantasy readers are falling in love with. Combining the intertwining plots of a Brandon Sanderson epic with the nuanced relationships of a Jane Austen drama, the Wallkeeper Trilogy is a perfect escape for fans of slow burn romance who like their fiction richly layered and deeply satisfying.