The forest doesn't want her to leave.And neither does he.Melissa only wanted a quiet escape-a solo hike to clear her mind. But when a sudden storm traps her deep in the wilderness, the forest turns strange. Trails loop endlessly. Time slips. The silence hums like a warning.And then she meets him.A lone park ranger offers her shelter in a crumbling cabin at Ranger Station Nine. He's calm. Soft-spoken. Too calm. Too quiet. He says the storm will pass. But days go by-and it never does.Melissa begins to realize she's not just lost... she's stuck.The forest won't let her go. And the ranger?He's not who he says he is.Memories begin to fracture. The trees seem to watch her. The cabin breathes with secrets. As the line between reality and nightmare blurs, Melissa must confront a terrifying truth: She didn't find the forest.It found her.Perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Jennifer McMahon, and T. Kingfisher, Ranger Station Nine is a tense, atmospheric paranormal thriller that will keep you questioning what's real-until the final haunting page.