Buried promises

cold case detective cassidy miller is no stranger to buried things-bodies, secrets, and memories she'd rather forget. life with her fiancée, the brilliant but guarded defense attorney julia desjardin, is the closest thing she's felt to peace. but as julia begins the emotional process of fertility treatments, cassidy finds herself caught between wanting a future and fearing she doesn't deserve one.when hidden graves are unearthed at a long-abandoned public housing site, cassidy is pulled into a case fraught with redlining, corruption, and systemic injustice. as the investigation deepens, so does the scrutiny-from the media, from city officials, and from an ex-girlfriend who's back in town and crossing every boundary.caught between a past she's tried to forget and a future she's unsure she can have, cassidy must confront hard truths. because not everything buried stays that way. and the future she wants won't wait forever.