The Man She Let In

Elaine Jennings has spent ten years building a life that no one can touch.

At forty-nine, she keeps things simple: a quiet house, a part-time job in a charity shop, and two cats that never ask questions. After everything she’s endured, solitude isn’t loneliness — it’s safety.

Then David Tilley walks into her world.

He’s charming without being pushy. Attentive without being intense. The kind of man who makes Elaine believe, for the first time in years, that she might deserve more than survival.

But the closer he gets, the more Elaine starts to notice the cracks.

And Elaine realises too late that some men don’t break into your life.

They’re invited in.