What Lies Beneath the Rock

He came to Edgewater to escape his past. But the forest is hungry, the locals are hiding secrets, and a killer is watching his every move.Ward Hale needed a place to disappear. A small town nestled against a forest that seems to breathe on its own, Edgewater is the perfect hiding spot for a man running from a terrible secret. But the town’s infamous “Crying Rock” lives up to its name. The woods whisper. The trails shift. And someone is always watching.When Ward meets Barry, a haunted, married father hiding his own truths, a dangerous attraction ignites. But their stolen moments in the forest are not a secret. A silent stalker known only as “The Watcher” is documenting their every move. When a body is discovered in the woods, the local police, led by the enigmatic Detective Eli Lancet, treat Ward and Barry less like witnesses and more like prey.Trapped in a town where the sheriff protects a monster and the trees remember every sin, Ward must stop running. To save Barry and himself he will have to walk into the heart of the Edgewater Triangle and face a truth more terrifying than any ghost story: The Watcher is real. He is human. And he has already chosen his next victim.The Rock That Cries is a gripping LGBTQ+ thriller about guilt, obsession, and the courage it takes to stand your ground when the darkness closes in. Read more