The Daughter He Chose: BOOK FIVE (Deadman’s Daughter 5)

She thought the worst was behind her. Until the truth came calling—in her mother’s voice.

Dani Rivers was adopted at eight years old, pulled from the wreckage of a life no child should have survived. Her new family gave her everything: safety, love, and a fresh name that carried no stain of the past. She was never supposed to find out who she really was. And for years, she didn’t ask.

Until now.

A package arrives on her doorstep containing evidence tied to a decades-old string of crimes—and the one man responsible for them: her biological father, a known predator and killer. But tucked among the files is something no one expected. A letter. A signature. A woman’s voice whispering from the past.

Her mother’s.

Someone is threatening to expose what really happened all those years ago. And they want Dani to pay for sins she never committed. Desperate for answers—and the one person she’s always trusted—Dani turns to Bishop Rourke, her adoptive brother and now a high-powered criminal defense attorney.

Once, Dani and Bishop were inseparable. Until her adoption made them family—and made everything between them… complicated. Time and distance haven’t erased the pull between them, but giving in would risk everything. Especially when the threat against Dani turns violent.

As Bishop digs into the files, a chilling new theory emerges: Dani’s father didn’t work alone. He had an accomplice. And it wasn’t a man.

It was Dani’s mother.

Now, with a target on her back and the truth unraveling faster than she can run from it, Dani must decide whether to destroy the only blood tie she has left—or let it destroy her first. And Bishop? He’ll do whatever it takes to protect her. Even if it means breaking every vow he’s ever made.

Dark, intimate, and deeply psychological, The Daughter He Chose is a story about the families we inherit—and the ones we build in the fire. Perfect for fans of twisted secrets, forbidden love, and daughters who refuse to be defined by the monsters who made them.