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Beneath the Surface: A Dark Small-Town Romance of Secrets, Corruption, and a Love That Should’ve Stayed Buried
Some towns hide secrets.
Veil Falls buries them.
When investigative journalist Lila Thorne returns to the small town she fled fifteen years ago, she expects ghosts from her past.
What she doesn’t expect is a century-old murder, a silver locket soaked in secrets, and the man determined to stop her from uncovering the truth.
Callan Holt is everything Lila should stay away from—powerful, dangerous, and tied to the founding family that controls Veil Falls. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes the town’s prosperity is built on lies… and blood.
As buried truths rise to the surface, Lila must choose
• Exposing a legacy of corruption
• Protecting the people she’s starting to care about
• And surviving a love that could destroy them both
BENEATH THE SURFACE is a dark, slow-burn romantic thriller filled
• Small-town secrets and generational crimes
• A morally gray, powerful love interest
• High-stakes mystery and emotional tension
• Dangerous attraction and forbidden chemistry
Perfect for readers who
• Dark small-town romance
• Mystery with romantic tension
• Enemies-to-lovers energy
• BookTok-style emotional storytelling
Some truths were never meant to stay buried.
Scroll up and Start Reading Today.
Veil Falls buries them.
When investigative journalist Lila Thorne returns to the small town she fled fifteen years ago, she expects ghosts from her past.
What she doesn’t expect is a century-old murder, a silver locket soaked in secrets, and the man determined to stop her from uncovering the truth.
Callan Holt is everything Lila should stay away from—powerful, dangerous, and tied to the founding family that controls Veil Falls. But the deeper she digs, the more she realizes the town’s prosperity is built on lies… and blood.
As buried truths rise to the surface, Lila must choose
• Exposing a legacy of corruption
• Protecting the people she’s starting to care about
• And surviving a love that could destroy them both
BENEATH THE SURFACE is a dark, slow-burn romantic thriller filled
• Small-town secrets and generational crimes
• A morally gray, powerful love interest
• High-stakes mystery and emotional tension
• Dangerous attraction and forbidden chemistry
Perfect for readers who
• Dark small-town romance
• Mystery with romantic tension
• Enemies-to-lovers energy
• BookTok-style emotional storytelling
Some truths were never meant to stay buried.
Scroll up and Start Reading Today.
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Published December 15, 2025
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