Sarah Mitchell swore she would never return to Seabrook.Five years ago, she left the small coastal town with a shattered heart and a secret she could never forgive herself for. Since then, she's spent her life doing what she does best running. Running from memories. Running from regret. Running from the boy she once loved more than anything.But when a family emergency forces her back home for the summer, Sarah finds herself face-to-face with everything she tried to leave behind.Including James O'Connor.Once her first love, now the man she can barely look at without remembering the life they almost had together.As old wounds reopen and forgotten feelings resurface, Sarah begins to uncover shocking truths about the tragedy that drove her away. With the help of her best friend Rachel, her cousin Emma, and the people who never stopped believing in her, she discovers that the past she has spent years blaming herself for may not be the truth at all.But some secrets were buried for a reason.And when those secrets finally come to light, Sarah must choose between running away once again or staying and fighting for the future she never thought she deserved.Filled with heartbreak, second chances, emotional twists, and a love powerful enough to survive the years, The Summer She Stopped Running is an unforgettable story about forgiveness, healing, and finding your way back home.Sometimes the hardest thing isn't letting go.Sometimes it's finding the courage to stay.

In a world ruled by power, instinct, and blood-bound loyalty, love is not given it is taken.Feared across kingdoms and whispered about in shadows, the Alpha King does not believe in mercy… or affection. Cold, ruthless, and impossibly dominant, he claims what he desires without hesitation and no one dares to resist.Until her.Drawn into a dangerous realm of wolves and kings, she is everything he should reject defiant, intoxicating, and dangerously human. But the moment his gaze locks onto hers, something primal awakens within him. Not desire alone… but possession.As ancient laws, hidden enemies, and deadly secrets begin to surface, their connection threatens to ignite a war that could shatter kingdoms.Because in this world, an Alpha does not fall in love.He claims.And once claimed… there is no escape.