Will She Run by Alyssa Ray Bouman

rom local author and Romantasy Bookstore favorite Alyssa Ray Bouman, Will She Run is the gripping start to the Will of the Heart series—an emotional romance about survival, secrets, and what it really takes to stop running and start living.

Adeline “Della” Bennet has rebuilt her life under a new name in the quiet of the Adirondacks, chasing peace the only way she knows how: distance. But grief doesn’t stay behind. Neither does guilt—especially when she can’t stop replaying her father’s death and the choice that still haunts her most: leaving her mother trapped with an abusive man. Della’s tried to bury the truth, but the past has a way of clawing back to the surface.

Then there’s Caiden—steady, protective, and far too good at seeing through her walls. Falling for him feels like the most dangerous thing she’s done yet, because trust doesn’t come easy when you’re always waiting for the other shoe to drop. And it does. With an old enemy closing in and Della’s lies threatening to shatter the life she’s built, she’s forced to face everything she’s been avoiding.

As the danger tightens, Della has one choice to make: let someone in and fight for the future she wants… or run again, leaving behind the friends, the home, and the one person who might finally mean freedom.