Whispers at Wattle Crossing

A rural romantic suspense/crime novel from USA Today Best selling and award winning author Alyssa J. Montgomery.

Emma Dawson returns to Wattle Crossing wanting to silence the dark whispers that swirl around her family name. Instead, she finds the Dawson name is synonymous with deadly secrets and more scandal. The more she tries to untangle the web of mystery, the more she places herself in danger. 

Does her brother Max - whose location is unknown - hold the key to her future happiness or is he, too, hiding secrets that will add to her emotional scars?

Should Emma trust her handsome neighbour, Tom McNaughton, to protect her - or is he hiding an agenda of his own? Something about him isn't ringing true and he's had the means, opportunity and motive for murder,. The more time she spends with Tom, the harder Emma finds it to resist his easy charm. The more chaos and confusion engulf her, the more she wants to find a sanctuary in his arms. 

Tom has a mission at Wattle Crossing and he doesn't need Emma distracting him. But, when he sees her walking straight into danger, it's not easy to keep the vow he's made, to guard his secret and to protect her at the same time. It's even harder not to give into the chemistry that's ever-present between them.