What if the only safe place... is with him?A deserted motel. A vanishing attacker. A woman on the run.Carrie Yost is living a nightmare-shaken, hunted, and unsure if what happened to her was real or imagined. When she stumbles into a small Montana town with no phone, no plan, and a possible killer still tracking her, survival becomes her only priority.Joe Moder is the kind of man who minds his own business-until a stranger crashes into his world, bruised and breathless, claiming she may have killed someone in self-defense. She has no past she's willing to share and no future if whoever's after her catches up. Joe doesn't trust easily, but something about Carrie makes walking away impossible.As the days tick by and the danger closes in, Carrie's tangled secrets start to unravel-and what's uncovered is more chilling than she ever imagined.Benefit of the Doubt is a new pulse-pounding romantic suspense book in the Montana Peril series that grips from the first page. Twisting with tension, layered with trust and betrayal, and set against the wide-open vulnerability of Big Sky Country, it's the perfect read for fans of high-stakes thrillers with a slow-burn emotional core.Come along for a story where every answer leads to more danger.