An Uneasy Alliance Hardcover – February 21, 2026

Gwen Lassiter’s life is turned upside-down when her sister and brother-in-law are killed in a hit and run. She gives up her posh job, her apartment, and her fiancé to move to a small Texas town to take care of the three children who, quite simply, don’t want her there. To make matters worse, she has a mysterious neighbor she has never seen and that the children are afraid of. Their descriptions leave a lot to be desired. One claims he’s a mummy, another says he's a vampire, the third says he’s a mean monstrous old man. The only determination Gwen can come up with, is that he is most definitely someone she does not want to meet. Surprisingly, when they do meet, Devon is not at all what she is expecting. Damaged and in hiding, he turns out to be a Godsend to Gwen and her brood; and when a small-town mystery threatens her life, the past and the future collide, and the future is revealed. Read more