The Woman Who Couldn't Scream

the long version

***"Merida Falcon is a world-class beauty, a trophy wife who seems to have it all--except she has no voice.*** For nine bitter years, Merida lived to serve her wealthy elderly husband, never leaving his side, always doing his bidding-- On his death, Merida vanishes--and reappears in Virtue Falls with a new name, a new look, and a plot to take revenge on the man who loved her, betrayed her and walked away, leaving her silent, abused, and bound to an old man's obsession. But Merida faces challenges **Her school friend Kateri Kwinault is the newly elected sheriff of Virtue Falls.** A chance meeting with her former lover intrigues him and brings him on the hunt for her, and meeting him face to face shakes her convictions. **Will she have time to discover the truth about the events that occurred nine years ago? For someone in Virtue Falls is stalking women and slashing them--to death."*-- provided by publisher.***