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ISBN13: 9798185945216
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
David is fifty-eight, widowed, and newly laid off. Since Allison's death, everything in their home only reminds him of the emptiness that she left behind. When the company he served for years discards him, trading experience for youth, grief hardens into anger. David decides they owe him more than severance.
His revenge is simple: disappear in plain sight.
He moves into one of the company's important but unoccupied buildings in a small, Minnesota farming town, living off the grid within the grid while his investments grow. It costs him nothing, as long as no one discovers him. Then, at a silly pickleball open house he meets Carol, a fifty-two-year-old teacher who values one thing above all in love: honesty.
By day, David becomes part of the town, making friends, earning trust, and feeling needed again. By night, he returns to his hidden refuge, which becomes both shelter and prison. The more he cares for Carol and the community, the heavier his secret becomes.
When Detective Pete Kohl notices David has no address or digital trail, suspicion turns to pursuit. David narrowly escapes arrest, but can no longer outrun the truth. He confesses to Carol, risking everything. Broken and exposed, David must choose between revenge and redemption-and prove through action that he is worthy of her trust and her love.
He moves into one of the company's important but unoccupied buildings in a small, Minnesota farming town, living off the grid within the grid while his investments grow. It costs him nothing, as long as no one discovers him. Then, at a silly pickleball open house he meets Carol, a fifty-two-year-old teacher who values one thing above all in love: honesty.
By day, David becomes part of the town, making friends, earning trust, and feeling needed again. By night, he returns to his hidden refuge, which becomes both shelter and prison. The more he cares for Carol and the community, the heavier his secret becomes.
When Detective Pete Kohl notices David has no address or digital trail, suspicion turns to pursuit. David narrowly escapes arrest, but can no longer outrun the truth. He confesses to Carol, risking everything. Broken and exposed, David must choose between revenge and redemption-and prove through action that he is worthy of her trust and her love.
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