Velella by C.W. Farnsworth

July 30, 2026

Secrets are essential for survival. Carina Caruso learned this as a child. Now, living far from family, under an assumed name, anything approaching a ‘normal’ existence feels impossible. Retreating into music as a violinist in Chicago’s symphony orchestra, she remains hidden on the periphery of her own life.Only one secret is exclusively hers … and his name is Lev Sokolov. Mysterious and undeniably dangerous, he’s her closest confidant–and, if he knew her real identity–her most formidable adversary.When Carina’s father breaks a sacred promise, upending the careful balance she’s struggled to maintain, she retaliates in a desperate attempt to change his decision. Armed with stolen leverage, she runs from everyone and everything that once protected her…But how far, or fast, can you run from those you also run to?