Bred in the Bone
by Kendra Elliot

In the fourth Widow's Island novella by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Kendra Elliot, the truth of a twenty-year disappearance will finally come to light.

When the town drunk ends up dead in a hit-and-run, FBI special agent Cate Wilde expects that solving the case will be cut and dried. But evidence quickly surfaces that the victim was involved with another crime. A crime that has gone cold for twenty years. A crime of personal importance to Cate.

Cate's best friend, Samantha, went missing at fourteen, leaving behind nothing except a jacket and an island full of unanswered questions. Samantha's disappearance has haunted Cate for more than half her life, and she might finally be able to find some closure.
But not everything is as it seems. As Cate unravels what happened on that fateful day, she'll discover that the community of Widow's Island is full of secrets. Betrayed by someone she thought she knew, Cate will need to piece together the truth...before someone else gets hurt.

Other Books by Kendra Elliot

The Next Grave
Columbia River Book 6

Echo Road

At the River
Columbia River Book 5

The First Death
Columbia River Book 4

Bone Deep
Widow's Island Book 9

In The Pines
Columbia River Book 3

The Lost Bones
Widow's Island Book 8

Below the Bones
Widow's Island Book 5

The Silence
Columbia River Book 2

The Last Sister
Columbia River Book 1

A Merciful Promise
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 6

A Merciful Fate
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 5

Close to the Bone
Widow's Island Book 1

A Merciful Silence
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 4

A Merciful Secret
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 3

Truth Be Told
Rogue Justice Book 2

A Merciful Truth
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 2

A Merciful Death
Mercy Kilpatrick Book 1

Death and Her Devotion
Rogue Vows Book 1

Targeted
Callahan & McLane Book 4

Known
Bone Secrets Book 5

Dead in Her Tracks
Rogue Winter Book 2

Spiraled
Callahan & McLane Book 3

Bridged
Callahan & McLane Book 2

Her Grave Secrets
Rogue River Book 3

On Her Father's Grave
Rogue River Book 1

Vanished
Callahan & McLane Book 1

Alone
Bone Secrets Book 4

Buried
Bone Secrets Book 3

Chilled
Bone Secrets Book 2

Hidden
Bone Secrets Book 1

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Kendra Elliot's Bio

Kendra Elliot has sold over 4.5 million books, hit the Wall Street Journal top ten bestseller list six times, and is a three time winner of the Daphne du Maurier award. Her 2017 release, A MERCIFUL DEATH, was a #1 Amazon overall bestseller. She is also an International Thriller Writers’ finalist and a Romantic Times finalist. She grew up in the lush Pacific Northwest and still lives there with her husband, three daughters, two cats, and two Pomeranians. She’s always been fascinated with forensics, refuses to eat anything green, and can’t wait to wear flip flops every day.