After the Devil
Writing has always been a dream of Alex Alpine's. After a run with self-publishing leaves her short of her dream of becoming a bestselling author, she decides to quit. Jamie Knox, a recovered addict, can't bring himself to accept her decision.After a fight with her husband, Alex finds herself face to face with a seemingly charming man from out of town. The next thing she knows, she's tied up in his basement. Kidnapped and trapped in Jamie's house in the middle of the woods, Alex yearns for her freedom. The dead body keeping her company makes the need stronger.As her captivity extends from weeks to months, Jamie becomes more to Alex than just the man who ripped her from her family. He becomes her friend and confidant. Torn between her duties to the daughter she left behind, and the life that Jamie's made for her, Alex must figure out where her true priorities lie. To do so, she must dive into not only her own past traumas but Jamie's as well.