Profile of a Stranger

Mara Ellison never thought she would fall for a stranger online.

She was too careful for that.

But Nate Calloway knew exactly how to make careful feel safe. A paramedic. A rescue dog. A calm voice. No pressure. No rush. No red flags bright enough to make her walk away.

Then Mara finds out the man in the photos is real.

Only he is not Nate.

Cole Hartley has no idea who Mara is. He never sent the messages. Never made the promises. Never shared the private details that made Mara trust him.

Someone stole Cole’s life and built a man out of it.

Now the lie is unraveling, and the person behind it is moving closer. Threats appear. Another woman may be at risk. And every answer leads Mara and Cole toward a predator who has turned identity into a weapon.

The profile was fake.

The danger is not.