Dark Rider

Some storms awaken more than thunder.

Still reeling from an abusive past, Myra Lawson is trying to rebuild a quiet life with her daughter Cassie in Natchez. But when Cassie disappears into the storm-shrouded Blackthorn woods, Myra’s fragile peace shatters. With a violent ex-husband on the loose and a deadly storm closing in, Myra must rely on the only man she dares to trust: John Ittawasa, a Native American tracker with ancestral ties to the land and its ghosts.

As they search the cursed forest, whispers of the ghostly rider Andre Agee—and his black stallion, Diable—begin to feel far too real. And the deeper they go, the more the line between legend and truth begins to blur.

A fast-paced novella of mystery, folklore, and emotional suspense, Dark Rider is a chilling tale of love, danger, and redemption from Carolyn Haines.