Shadows of the Past

By: Alison Reid

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She was the girl he loved.
Now she’s the woman he’s determined to destroy.

In the shadows of the Colorado mountains, Amanda Monroe has spent her life trapped behind the gilded walls of a powerful name—and the cruelty that came with it. When her father dies, she expects freedom.

Instead, she loses everything.
Her home. Her inheritance. Her future.

Forced to remain on her own estate as nothing more than a housekeeper, Amanda is determined to survive one final year before she can finally escape the ghosts that haunt her.

But she never expected him to return.

Nathan Collins was once a poor stable hand—the only man who ever made her feel safe… until the night everything fell apart. Now he’s powerful, ruthless, and back to claim the life he believes she destroyed.

And this time, he’s not here for love.
He’s here for revenge.

As Amanda is forced to serve the man who once held her heart—and the fiancée he parades to break her—old wounds reopen and dangerous truths begin to surface.

Because the betrayal Nathan believes in… was never the whole story.
And the deeper he digs into Amanda’s past, the more he realises:
The woman he’s punishing… might be the one who needed saving all along.

Tropes:

• Second Chance Romance
• Revenge Romance / He Thinks She Betrayed Him
• Rich Man / Former Poor Hero
• Forced Proximity
• Employer / Servant Power Imbalance
• Fake Fiancée
• Jealousy & Emotional Manipulation
• Misunderstood Heroine
• Secret Trauma / Hidden Abuse Past
• Protective Hero
• He Falls Again First
• Slow Burn with High Angst
• Class Divide Romance
• Redemption Arc