Salvage

A hidden room. A dead sister. A stranger she should never have trusted. Renee Thibodeaux makes her living salvaging abandoned houses in a dying Louisiana town where floodwater creeps a little closer every year. Most days she finds copper, old timber, and forgotten possessions. Then she discovers something far more dangerous. Hidden behind a wall in a condemned house is a secret room filled with photographs, names, and evidence that someone has spent years burying the truth. One of those names belongs to her dead sister. Before Renee can leave, a violent storm cuts off every road out of town. Trapped inside the house with a mysterious stranger named Wade Cormier, she finds herself drawn into a mystery that reaches deep into the history of the parish and into wounds she thought had long since healed. As floodwaters rise and old secrets begin to surface, Renee must decide who she can trust, what she is willing to risk, and how far she will go to uncover the truth. Some houses keep memories. Some secrets refuse to stay buried. And sometimes the water brings everything back. SALVAGE is a dark Southern Gothic romantic thriller filled with mystery, suspense, danger, desire, buried crimes, and unforgettable atmosphere.