Alyssa Again

An atmospheric romantic suspense novel about a kindergarten teacher who assumes the identity of the twin sister she believed was dead, a small-town policeman determined to protect her, and the obsessed stalker waiting for “Alyssa” to return.

She believed her sister was dead.

Now her long-lost twin lies in a coma.

For years, kindergarten teacher Brooke Snowden believed her twin sister, Alyssa, was gone.

Then the impossible happens.

Alyssa is alive.

But she's lying unconscious in a hospital, unable to explain where she's been, what happened to her—or why someone wants her dead.

To find the stalker targeting her sister, Brooke agrees to step into Alyssa's scuffed shoes.

She becomes Alyssa.

The resemblance may fool the stalker, but impersonating her twin means entering a life Brooke doesn't understand, surrounded by secrets she doesn't know and hunted by an enemy she can't identify.

Small-town policeman Jack Chessman knows exactly how much one mistake can cost. He already carries the burden of another soul on his conscience, and he refuses to add Brooke's name to the list.

If keeping her alive means keeping her close, that's what he'll do.

But their deception requires more than a borrowed identity.

It requires a pretend engagement.

Now Brooke is posing as the sister she thought she'd lost and pretending to belong to a man she knows she can't have. And Jack's growing feelings for his fake fiancée threaten the future he's trying to protect.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the shadows, a stalker is watching.

Waiting.

And believing Alyssa has returned.

Brooke and Jack must lure the stalker into the open before their deception collapses—or Brooke discovers that stepping into her twin's life could mean sharing her fate.

What is Alyssa Again about?

Alyssa Again is Book 4 in the Midnight Whispers romantic suspense series by Sylvie Kurtz. The novel follows kindergarten teacher Brooke Snowden after she discovers that the twin sister she believed was dead is actually alive and lying in a coma.

Someone has been stalking Alyssa.

To draw the stalker into the open, Brooke assumes her twin's identity while small-town policeman Jack Chessman works to keep her safe.

But pretending to be Alyssa means Brooke must enter her sister's mysterious life without knowing all its secrets. And pretending to be Jack's fiancée creates a different kind of danger when their staged relationship begins to feel increasingly real.

Why does Brooke pretend to be her twin sister?

Brooke impersonates Alyssa for one reason:

To catch the person who wants her sister dead.

With Alyssa unconscious and unable to identify her stalker, Brooke becomes bait. By convincing the outside world that “Alyssa” has returned, she and Jack hope the stalker will make another move and reveal himself.

But Brooke looks like her twin. She doesn't know everything Alyssa knew.

That makes the deception dangerous.

Every person she encounters could know something about Alyssa's life that Brooke doesn't—and one of them could be the stalker she's trying to find.

What happened to Alyssa Snowden?

That's one of the mysteries haunting Alyssa Again.

Brooke believed her twin sister was dead.

Instead, Alyssa unexpectedly reappears alive but comatose, leaving Brooke with questions only her sister can answer.

Where has Alyssa been?

What happened to her?

And who became obsessed enough with her to want her dead?

Until Alyssa wakes, Brooke must search for those answers herself—while pretending to be the one person who already knows them.

What romance tropes are in Alyssa Again?

Alyssa Again combines fake engagement, forced proximity, protective policeman, forbidden attraction, assumed identity, stalker suspense, small-town romantic suspense, and a heroine used as bait to catch a killer.

Jack needs to stay close enough to protect Brooke while she impersonates Alyssa. Their pretend engagement gives them the perfect excuse.

There's only one problem.

The feelings aren't part of the plan.

Brooke finds herself dangerously attracted to a man she believes she can't have, while Jack's feelings for his pretend fiancée threaten the future he's trying to preserve.

They need their lie to convince a stalker.

They never expected to start believing in it themselves.

Who is Jack Chessman?

Jack Chessman is a small-town police officer carrying guilt from a past he can't change.

He can't bear the thought of another person ending up on his conscience.

Especially Brooke.

Protecting her therefore becomes more than another police assignment. As Brooke deliberately places herself in danger to lure her twin's stalker into the open, Jack is determined to stay close enough to prevent the trap from becoming deadly.

But proximity creates its own complication.

Jack is supposed to protect his pretend fiancée.

He's not supposed to fall in love with her.

What is the central mystery in Alyssa Again?

The central suspense question is who is stalking Alyssa—and why?

But Alyssa's mysterious return creates other questions Brooke can't ignore.

Her twin was supposed to be dead.

Now she's alive but unable to explain what happened.

Someone wants her silenced.

And Brooke is deliberately making that person believe Alyssa is vulnerable again.

To solve the mystery, Brooke and Jack must uncover the secrets surrounding Alyssa's life before the stalker realizes the woman being watched isn't Alyssa at all.

What can readers expect from Alyssa Again?

Readers can expect identical twins, assumed identity, a mysterious return, a woman in a coma, stalker suspense, a fake engagement, small-town policing, forced proximity, hidden secrets, a guilt-haunted hero, and an attraction that complicates an already dangerous deception.

The suspense plays with identity and uncertainty: Brooke may have Alyssa's face, but she doesn't have her memories or knowledge.

And somewhere nearby is a person who knows Alyssa well enough to be obsessed with her.

How long can Brooke fool someone who has been watching her twin?

Is Alyssa Again part of a series?

Yes. Alyssa Again is Book 4 of Midnight Whispers, an eleven-book series of standalone romantic suspense novels by Sylvie Kurtz.

Each book tells a complete story featuring its own couple, mystery, danger, and romance, so the Midnight Whispers novels can be read as standalones.

The series is united by a dark, gothic-like atmosphere filled with secrets, obsession, deception, dangerous pasts, hidden identities, psychological uncertainty, and truths that refuse to stay buried.

If you enjoy atmospheric romantic suspense, identical-twin mysteries, fake engagements, stalker stories, protective police heroes, assumed identities, small-town suspense, forced proximity, and romance tangled in dangerous deception, discover Alyssa Again.

She has her sister's face. Her sister's name. And now she may have her sister's killer watching her.