A mysterious woman is appearing all over Aldervale—but nobody ever gets a proper look at her.

The doctor’s surgery door opens and closes. The district nurse hears her gate click. A quiet “Excuse me…” is heard in the library.

Then the little notes begin.

Sorry. Wrong time.

Sorry to bother you.

Perhaps another day.

Who is Aldervale’s Vanishing Visitor—and why does she keep running away just when she’s found the courage to ask for help?

A warm, humorous Rowan Files mystery about Grace, the woman who spent years caring for everyone except herself, and the tangled ways ADHD, anxiety, shyness, introversion and masking can sometimes overlap.

A story about What-Ifs, Whys, British apologies—and discovering that understanding yourself doesn’t mean changing who you are.