Description: Claire Bennett knows exactly what kind of man her husband is: controlling, cheap, unfaithful, and violent enough to make every small mistake dangerous. She has learned how to stay quiet, how to endure, and how to protect her child inside a home built on fear. Then Victor insists on taking the family to Harbin in the dead of winter. In a city buried in ice and driven by minus-thirty winds, Victor still refuses to admit he is ever wrong. He mocks the cold, dismisses Claire's needs, and keeps hiding messages from another woman behind his family's backs. But Harbin gives Claire something she has not had in a long time: an opportunity. With the help of her friend Sophie, Claire starts making careful moves beneath Victor's notice. A winter coat, a delayed warning, a message sent at the right moment-small choices begin tightening into something far more dangerous. Because this trip is no longer just about surviving Victor's temper. It is about whether Claire can finally break free before his cruelty destroys her and the child watching everything. In a city where one mistake can turn deadly, Claire is done being the one who pays for his sins. Author Biography: Ivy Morrison is a contemporary romance author known for emotionally rich stories of love, longing, and second chances.