Read this around 2013-2014. No idea about year of publication or author, but remeber a good chunk of the story.MC witnessed her morther's murder at the hands of her father as a child. They were both actors. In the aftermath she makes friends with the detective working on the case. Later on she lives with her uncle and aunt in a national park thing helping out as a guide for tourists and the detective comes to visit her along with his son (DS from now on). After another time skip DS is a successful author who bases his work on real life crime cases. He wants to write about MC's mother's death so he contacs her - she is now in uni studying biology or something. They get along well, chatch feelings even, but she finds out about his intentions thourgh post-it notes in his room and thinks he seduced her just for this. Misunderstaning happens and that leads to another time skip. She is now adult working at the park from before. At this time her father is released from prison and somehow she and DS meet again and start dating after a while. There were sex scenes. Then investigation happens and she finds out that the one who killed her mother was actually her uncle (i might be wrong) - her mother refused him so he stabbed her in the back with scissors. Then there's a chase scene in the rain through the forest at the end of which the uncle wants to kill her as well, but her father shows up, takes the hit and dies in her arms after revealing who he is.
Olivia's parents were among Hollywood's golden couples…until the night a monster came and took her mother away forever. A monster with the face of her father...Sheltered from the truth, an older Olivia only dimly recalls her night of terror—but her recurring nightmares make her realize she must piece together the real story. Assisted by Noah Brady, the son of the police de Olivia's parents were among Hollywood's golden couples…until the night a monster came and took her mother away forever. A monster with the face of her father...Sheltered from the truth, an older Olivia only dimly recalls her night of terror—but her recurring nightmares make her realize she must piece together the real story. Assisted by Noah Brady, the son of the police detective who found her cowering in her closet so many years before, she may have her chance. Noah wants to reconstruct the night that has become an infamous part of Hollywood history. He also wants to help Olivia and heal the longing in her lonely heart. But once the door to her past is opened, there's no telling what's waiting on the other side. For somewhere, not too far away, the monster walks again... ...more