She thought the nightmare was over. He wants her dead.
Nurse Caitlyn Derry believes she has stopped a monster. When Edward Olson—the man suspected of a string of brutal murders—lies helpless in her ICU bed, Caitlyn makes a choice she will never be able to undo. One quiet moment. One syringe. One chance to end the killing.
But Edward survives and knows exactly who tried to kill him. Now he watches, learns, and plans. Patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
As Caitlyn and Edward play cat and mouse around the rural towns of Northern California, The Darkness—an evil neither can control—never breathes a last breath.
Dusty Rose Books
222 pp. ● 5.5×8.5
$15.95 (pb) ● $8.99 (eb)
ISBN 978-1-960373-88-5 (pb)
FICTION / Thrillers / Crime
FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological
Publication date: March 2026
Robbi Sommers Bryant’s award-winning books include a novella, 6 novels, 5 short-story collections, and 1 book of poetry. Her work has been published in magazines including Readers Digest, Redbook, Penthouse, college textbooks, and many anthologies. As editor-in-chief of the Redwood Writers 2018 anthology, she supervised the creation and publication of Redemption: Stories From the Edge. Robbi’s work was also optioned twice for television’s Movie of the Week, and she appeared on TV’s Jane Whitney Showto discuss her article, “A Victim’s Revenge.”
Robbi is past president of Redwood Writers, the largest branch of the California Writers Club. Besides writing, her professional focus is developmental editing, content editing, copy editing, and proofreading. She is also a professional writing coach.