Some secrets never die-and some killers never stop. After a brutal incident shatters her life, police officer Amanda Douglas escapes to the quiet town of Spirit Lake with her adopted daughter, hoping to leave the violence behind. But peace is short-lived. A string of gruesome murders reveals a darkness lurking beneath the town's serene surface-and Amanda is once again in the crosshairs. She doesn't know if she can trust her new partner, Gabriel Martinez , a man haunted by a past he refuses to share. Gabriel has buried his demons deep, but now they're clawing their way back, threatening not just his sanity-but Amanda's life. As the body count rises, Amanda and Gabriel must uncover whether the murders are tied to the Mexican Mafia ...or something even more sinister-something not entirely human. Immortality may be the prize-but what will they have to sacrifice to survive? Dark, seductive, and deadly, A Kiss Before Dying delivers supernatural chills, relentless suspense, and a smoldering romance that rises from the ashes of past trauma-where love might be their last salvation... or their final mistake