Book 1 in Cerberus Personal Security · Romantic suspense · Reads as a standalone · Guaranteed HEA
About the book
Some ghosts refuse to stay buried. Some women are worth dying for.
HE'S A GHOST. Mason "Ghost" Blackwood earned his call sign by vanishing in plain sight—a deadly skill that saved lives and ended threats. After losing everything that mattered, he chose isolation in the Montana wilderness with only his war dogs for company. No attachments. No complications. No one left to lose.
Until the blizzard brings her to his door.
SHE'S RUNNING FOR HER LIFE. Willow Reynolds escaped her abusive federal judge husband with evidence that could destroy him—and a body covered in bruises to prove his cruelty. Racing through a Montana snowstorm with professional killers on her trail, she crashes near a remote cabin where a dangerous stranger offers the one thing she's forgotten how to accept: protection.
Willow has spent three years learning to survive. Now she has to learn to trust—the hardest lesson of all. Mason's dominance should terrify her after what she's endured, but his controlled strength feels like sanctuary instead of threat.
ONE CABIN. ONE STORM. ONE CHANCE AT REDEMPTION.
Trapped together by a blizzard and united by a common enemy, Mason and Willow discover that healing isn't just about surviving—it's about learning to live again. He shows her what protection should feel like. She shows him what he's been missing in his self-imposed exile.
But her husband won't stop hunting. The evidence she carries threatens powerful men with everything to lose. And Mason's past is about to collide with their future in ways that could destroy them both.
In the frozen wilderness where ghost stories are born, two damaged souls will discover that sometimes the most dangerous thing isn't what's hunting you—it's what you're willing to do to protect what you love.
Because this ghost isn't staying buried. Not when she needs him.
Tropes, heat and content notes
- Tropes: dominant alpha hero with a haunted past, survivor heroine, snowbound forced proximity, only one bed, war dogs, protective military hero, elite security team
- Heat: steamy
- Point of view: dual first person, present tense, Willow and Mason
- Ending: a happily ever after, with no cliffhanger
- Content notes: the heroine is escaping her abusive husband (the aftermath and the ongoing threat are on the page), violence, life-or-death danger. Adults 18+.
Where it fits in the series
GHOST is book 1 of 7 in Cerberus Personal Security.
- Before it: nothing. This is where the series starts.
- After it: BRASS (book 2).
Questions readers ask
Is GHOST the first book in Cerberus Personal Security?
Yes. Start here, then read the rest of the series in order.
Can I read GHOST as a standalone?
Yes. GHOST is book 1. Mason and Willow's story is complete in this book.
How spicy is GHOST?
Steamy. Mason and Willow's trust builds slowly while the blizzard keeps them in his cabin.
Does GHOST end on a cliffhanger?
No. It ends with a happily ever after.
Is GHOST in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Every book in Cerberus Personal Security is in Kindle Unlimited.