Isolated Encounter by Sarah Alabaster

Her world changed when she married him, in more ways than one.
At his insistence she quit college to focus on their new marriage.
At his urgency he requested she spend less time with her family.
As a surprise after they said, ‘I Do’, he introduced her to his children he expected her to care for as her own.
At his hand, she found herself trapped with no way out.
She thought she married her soul mate, instead she married her worst nightmare.
Trapped with a sadistic son of a bitch that only married her for one reason – to do everything he desired. That is until… her family had enough.
With a bit of courage, Katie Shephard left her husband one seemingly ordinary hellish day when she visited her mother after the worst beating of her life. With the love of her family Katie moved across the country to build a new life without his influences. She thought he was in her past. She wished she could move on without the memories tearing her world apart, but you know what they say about wishing for things… they don’t always go the way you hoped.
Zackary Collins lives a wonderful life as the young mayor of a small town called Meadow Pines. Tucked away in a seemingly remote location just outside Portland, this safe quiet town has a tight knit small community that looks out for their own. When a new family moves in, Zack finds himself drawn to the one woman that won’t give him more than friendship even though his heart explodes every time he sees her. With her mother’s help Zack uses every tool in his arsenal to find a way into Katie’s world without scaring her off.
Because even though he has known her for years, he knows one thing for certain – the walls around Katie’s heart are rock solid, and he has no idea why. Zack will have to finesse his way into her world and her heart if he wants to spend his life by her side. Just as he finds a way into Katie’s heart her past comes back with a vengeance thrusting upon pain the likes they had never known.
Can they survive an enemy they don’t see coming?
Will Zack be able to make it past the pain of knowing her?
It will take one Isolated Encounter to trigger a monster the likes of which they never knew.