Inside Silence

Silence, Book 2

De: Freya Barker

Narrado por: Veronica Worthington, Eric MacArthur

Savannah (Savvy) Colter is not easily overwhelmed, which is a good thing, since she is the sheriff of Edwards County.

It's rare to find someone her age—a woman to boot—carrying such responsibility, but over the years, Savvy has more than proven herself worthy of the position… to most.

However, when in a matter of a few weeks an old flame resurfaces in Silence, and two particularly violent murders land on her desk, her steady and predictable life becomes a little much to handle.

New full-time single parent, Nate Gaines, reluctantly returns to his hometown, Silence, to offer his teenage daughter some much-needed stability. As a contractor, he can work anywhere, and it's not like he left a particularly fulfilling life behind, but he's not too sure how much work he's going to get here.

Although some of the changes he encounters in Silence are a surprise. The most shocking one is seeing the woman he once craved like air, now wearing the sheriff's badge he so despises.

Coming home is definitely not turning out the way he'd envisioned. Especially when a sudden crime spree has the law knocking on his door… again.

©2026 Freya Barker (P)2026 Podium Audio

Ebook Was Excellent. Audio Enhanced the Story.

It is not often that I find books where I want to slow down my reading because I don't want the book to end. This is "that" book.

Single dad, 2nd chance romance, small town, more mature individuals touched on so many elements I enjoy. I don't like the word tropes. Tropes has become trite. Not saying I have a better word, only that I'm tired of it.

Silence was a small town with that small town charm, camaraderie, friendship, and support, but it had this underlying sense of danger and almost creepiness that kept me on edge, in suspense, and looking for trouble at every turn.

I appreciated that the antagonism between characters didn't go on too long as secrets were revealed. I enjoyed the mystery Savvy was involved in with her cases. I liked the way Nate and Savvy found their way back to each other and that Tate accepted Savvy too. I was happy Tate found a friend in Carson.

Above all of that, I loved that the person I had absolutely tagged as the culprit was wrong. My secondary suspect was closer to the truth. I know I will be adding this to my re-read list. I can't wait for the audiobook to come out!

Voices

Narrators make the characters all sound very elderly like a town of senior citizens detracts from the story