The Mereland Chronicles

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Some acts of kindness don't save you. They bind you.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When a young woman is found close to death on the cold sands of Morecambe Bay Henry believes helping her is the right thing to do. She remembers nothing. Not her name. Not her past. Her immediate survival appears to depend entirely on his care.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As she recovers Henry finds himself drawn to her in ways he cannot explain. What begins as compassion becomes attentiveness. Attentiveness becomes trust. Small choices each reasonable on their own begin to reshape his thoughts his routines and his sense of certainty.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She learns quickly. Too quickly.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Her questions are subtle. Her presence is disarming. Devotion slips into longing and longing into something far more dangerous.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Boundaries blur. Intentions become unclear. Choices are difficult to undo.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Set among the rugged hills shadowed forests and quiet waters of England's Lake District </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> blends atmospheric mystery with slow-building psychological tension where trust is never neutral and doing the right thing carries a cost.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for readers who love:</strong></p><ul><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Psychological suspense</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Forbidden connections</span></li><li><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Immersive landscapes</span></li></ul><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Some acts of kindness have consequences.</strong></p><p></p>