The Recipient

Small town mayor Kacie Nolan's life is thrown into turmoil by the mysterious arrival of Jett Vanders, a world-famous musician desperate to escape the limelight. When a celebrity stalker sets her daring plan into motion, a shocking revelation forces Kacie to decide whether she's willing to let go of the past and risk everything for the future.

It's taken Kacie Nolan more than five years to piece her life back together after a tragic accident. Now, as the mayor of Sycamore Ridge and the owner of her own business, Kacie is content with the life she's created for herself. Until the mysterious arrival of a new resident throws her future into turmoil.

Jett Vanders is desperate to escape the limelight. The pressures of an international concert tour and the looming threat from a celebrity stalker are taking a toll on his already fragile health. His secretive arrival in Sycamore Ridge leads to an unexpected encounter with Kacie and sets them on a path from which neither can turn back.

When Jett's obsessed stalker sets her daring plan into motion, she puts both his and Kacie's lives in danger and exposes a shocking revelation, forcing Kacie to decide whether she's willing to let go of the past and risk everything for the future.

"What a great read, combining lovely characters, many of whom are so relatable, with a suspenseful and intriguing narrative." – Goodreads Review

"[Shail] writes each character in such detail they feel like real people as I'm reading. I loved the way this story flowed with a budding romance while still building a secondary suspenseful plot." – Goodreads Review