The perfect man wasn't real. The danger is.

Mara Ellison thought she knew how to protect herself online. After a controlling relationship left her careful, guarded, and slow to trust, she wasn't looking for trouble when she joined a dating app. Then Nate Calloway appeared.

Patient. Kind. Safe.

He remembered the little things. He never pushed. He knew exactly what to say when Mara needed to hear it most.

But when Mara discovers the man in Nate's photos is real, everything breaks.

His name is Cole Hartley. He is a paramedic, a search-and-rescue volunteer, and a man who has never spoken to Mara in his life. Someone has stolen his face, his voice, his dog, his private life-and used it all to build the perfect lie.

Now Mara and Cole are caught in a dangerous investigation that reaches far beyond one fake profile. Private messages are leaked. Other women are targeted. A predator is using trust like a weapon, and every clue proves this was never just about romance.

As Mara fights to reclaim her voice and Cole's stolen life unravels in public, they must work together to expose the man behind the profile before another victim disappears.

A gripping romantic thriller about stolen identity, online deception, and the danger behind the perfect match.

Profile of a Stranger is Book 2 in The Dating Deception Series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Lorhainne Eckhart.