Behind the Shadows (Deluxe Signed Special Edition)- J.A. Owenby

"You don't have to love me, little ghost. Lock the door. Scream my name. Run. I've never needed your permission to take what's mine." Kip Lytton was made into a monster. Holland was supposed to be dead. Now she's back — and he's done pretending she doesn't belong to him. 🖤 Kip and Holland's story can be read as a standalone — but for the full Shadows experience, start with In the Shadows and Back in the Shadows first. Trust us. This edition exists nowhere else — original indie cover with sprayed edges, exclusive to authorjaowenby.com. Once this print run sells out it won't be restocked immediately. He was never supposed to see her again. Now he’ll burn his carefully controlled world to keep her close. Behind the Shadows is a dark romantic thriller in the Shadows Universe from Amazon Top 100 & international bestselling author J.A. Owenby. Perfect for fans of obsessive, morally grey heroes, intense chemistry, and psychological suspense with a happily ever after. Holland has spent years rebuilding a quiet life—new name, new city, new walls around her heart. As a psychiatrist, she’s supposed to understand the mind. Instead, strange things keep happening, and the man who always seems to appear when she’s in trouble feels disturbingly familiar. Kip Lytton lives in the shadows. He cleans up other people’s messes, keeps their secrets buried, and hides the scars carved into his own past. When he sees Holland again, he thinks she’s a ghost from another life—a girl he was told he destroyed. The more their paths cross, the more the truth starts to crack his reality. She doesn’t remember him. He can’t stop remembering her. As Holland’s past collides with Kip’s dangerous world, twisted memories, family secrets, and a high-stakes game of power and control force them together. She should keep her distance. He should walk away. Instead, obsession turns into something deeper, and two broken people have to decide if they’re each other’s healing… or the point of no return. Tropes & Vibes (no spoilers): * Dark romance / romantic thriller * Obsessive, morally grey antihero * Protective, touch-her-and-you’ll-be in big trouble- energy * Hidden identity * Close proximity, found family, emotional healing * Satisfying HEA in a gritty, shadowy world What’s included: * Author signed paperback with sprayed edges (original indie cover) This is a physical book, hand signed by the author (paperback) —perfect for dark romance collectors, TikTok book lovers, and anyone who loves their romance intense, emotional, and a little bit twisted.