Scent of the Roses (Oberon Book 1)

Twenty years ago, a slumber party prank gets out of hand. Sixteen-year-old Scout Patterson is hypnotized by her step-sister Lisa, and two of their friends – with disastrous results. First, things turn ugly. Then things turn deadly. Amidst a string of unsolved murders, Lisa disappears, and Scout is sent away from home.

Now, Scout has returned to Oberon in search of answers. What she finds instead are lies and betrayal… and a second chance at her first love.

Memories and dreams are the only things that have gotten Nick Greco through the past twenty years. Memories of the girl he loved and lost. Dreams of what life would be like, if he could only find her again, and if he can bring himself to believe that anything she tells him is the truth.

When Scout’s homecoming is followed by a reoccurrence of deadly attacks and mysterious disappearances, Nick can’t help but wonder how Scout is involved. And, even as he is falling in love with her again, he must work to solve a twenty-year old mystery – or risk losing her forever.