Structural Damage
She hunts ghosts. He builds walls. The truth will burn them both down.
Mercy 'Mads' Kincaid is done with lies. After her last true-crime podcast investigation ended in a wrongful conviction lawsuit, she’s retreated to the only gig she can get: a puff-piece documentary about a 'haunted' Victorian mansion in Ironwood Creek, Montana to prove the ghosts aren't real.
But the house isn't empty. It’s occupied by Otto 'Tech' Ryland, a six-foot-four carpenter with hands that can fix anything and a mind that processes the world in high-definition chaos. Otto is autistic, blunt, and the town’s favorite 'charity case.' He’s also the only person who doesn't look at Mads like she’s a vulture.
As Mads digs into the history of the 'Blackwood Fire' that ruined the house twenty years ago, she realizes the 'ghosts' are actually loose floorboards, hidden rooms, and a cover-up that goes to the highest levels of local government. And Otto isn't just the contractor; he’s the only surviving witness.
The Blurb
Mercy 'Mads' Kincaid is done with lies. After her last true-crime podcast investigation ended in a wrongful conviction lawsuit, she’s retreated to the only gig she can get: a puff-piece documentary about a 'haunted' Victorian mansion in Ironwood Creek, Montana to prove the ghosts aren't real.
But the house isn't empty. It’s occupied by Otto 'Tech' Ryland, a six-foot-four carpenter with hands that can fix anything and a mind that processes the world in high-definition chaos. Otto is autistic, blunt, and the town’s favorite 'charity case.' He’s also the only person who doesn't look at Mads like she’s a vulture.
As Mads digs into the history of the 'Blackwood Fire' that ruined the house twenty years ago, she realizes the 'ghosts' are actually loose floorboards, hidden rooms, and a cover-up that goes to the highest levels of local government. And Otto isn't just the contractor; he’s the only surviving witness.
"A renovation romance meets cold case thriller. Readers get the satisfaction of seeing a house restored alongside a reputation, with a hero who protects with structure and safety."— Antigravity (AI)