Previously published as SHADOW'S BRINK: At the Brink of Shadow, She Found Desire... and Danger by Juanita Wilson.A love story written in scars and silence.Mira Ward thought she'd left the pain behind. A former ballet prodigy turned recluse, she carries the ghosts of a past that still grips her by the throat. Duskwater, a misty coastal town, was supposed to be her escape-not a place that unraveled her.Then came Thorne Vale.Haunted, brooding, and scarred by war, Thorne is an ex-soldier and underground fighter who has shut the world out-until Mira crashes into his path with secrets she can't outrun. She's drawn to his silence. He's captivated by her shadows. But in a town where everyone watches and no one forgets, their fragile connection threatens to ignite more than desire.Together, they are fire and fracture. Healing and hurt. But when the past resurfaces in the form of an abusive ex and a buried family secret, Mira and Thorne must confront what broke them-or risk losing the only love that ever saw them whole.Shadow's Brink is a dark, slow-burn romance about trauma, trust, and the fierce, quiet kind of love that saves.If you love emotionally intense love stories with protective alphas, broken heroines, and the redemptive power of second chances, this book will stay with you long after the last page.