Shadows of Captivity
(2026)(The third book in the When Shadows Break series)
A novel by Alicia Barnes
The heart-wrenching final book in the When Shadows Break series.
Some scars you can see. Others live somewhere no one can reach.
Thirteen months ago, Emma escaped the men who took everything—her freedom, her body, her sense of who she used to be. Now she lives in a small cabin on a Wyoming ranch, surrounded by the people who saved her life, trying to rebuild a version of herself she barely recognizes. The nightmares still come, so does the fear. But she is alive.
Felix knows what it's like to survive something you can't quite come home from. A former Marine with his own ghosts, he's spent the last year at the edge of Emma's world. Close enough to protect her, but careful never to push. He never planned to fall for her. But loving Emma has become as necessary to him as breathing, and being the man she deserves means being patient enough to wait for whatever she's ready to give him.
For the first time in a long time, Emma is starting to believe in a future. In touches that don't send her spiraling. In laughter that feels earned. In a man who has been standing beside her all along, waiting for her to see him.
But Silas is still out there.
And the closer Emma gets to reclaiming her life, the closer he gets to reclaiming her.
When a threat resurfaces from a place none of them saw coming, everything Emma has fought to rebuild is put in the crosshairs, and this time, running isn't an option. This time, she'll have to decide whether the woman she's becoming is strong enough to face the man who tried to break her.
Because some monsters don't stop hunting.
Shadows of Captivity is the third and final book in the When Shadows Break romantic suspense series. Each book is a complete romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger, but it is best read after the previous books in the series. Protector hero. Trauma reps. Found family. Small-town suspense. He falls first.
Content note: This book contains references to past captivity, sexual assault/trauma, and mental health struggles, as well as depictions of on-page violence, PTSD, and a survivor-centered romance. Please read with care.
Genre: Romance
Some scars you can see. Others live somewhere no one can reach.
Thirteen months ago, Emma escaped the men who took everything—her freedom, her body, her sense of who she used to be. Now she lives in a small cabin on a Wyoming ranch, surrounded by the people who saved her life, trying to rebuild a version of herself she barely recognizes. The nightmares still come, so does the fear. But she is alive.
Felix knows what it's like to survive something you can't quite come home from. A former Marine with his own ghosts, he's spent the last year at the edge of Emma's world. Close enough to protect her, but careful never to push. He never planned to fall for her. But loving Emma has become as necessary to him as breathing, and being the man she deserves means being patient enough to wait for whatever she's ready to give him.
For the first time in a long time, Emma is starting to believe in a future. In touches that don't send her spiraling. In laughter that feels earned. In a man who has been standing beside her all along, waiting for her to see him.
But Silas is still out there.
And the closer Emma gets to reclaiming her life, the closer he gets to reclaiming her.
When a threat resurfaces from a place none of them saw coming, everything Emma has fought to rebuild is put in the crosshairs, and this time, running isn't an option. This time, she'll have to decide whether the woman she's becoming is strong enough to face the man who tried to break her.
Because some monsters don't stop hunting.
Shadows of Captivity is the third and final book in the When Shadows Break romantic suspense series. Each book is a complete romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger, but it is best read after the previous books in the series. Protector hero. Trauma reps. Found family. Small-town suspense. He falls first.
Content note: This book contains references to past captivity, sexual assault/trauma, and mental health struggles, as well as depictions of on-page violence, PTSD, and a survivor-centered romance. Please read with care.
Genre: Romance
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