Mystery

Layne Fortunefield is a busy English teacher, eagerly anticipating the day when she can bid farewell to her sleazy boss, put her ex-con-artist family behind her, and marry her long-distance boyfriend.

But her quest to start a new life in Toronto takes an unexpected turn when a cryptic text arrives, refusing to fade into oblivion. The urgent message hints at an imminent danger for her estranged brother.

With her therapist conveniently on vacation, Layne finds herself grappling with a choice: will she turn a blind eye to her brother's peril and risk disappointing her fiancé, or will she ignore her instincts and risk everything to prove that she's overcome her past and won't let her own brother down, even at the expense of her sanity?

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