From New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes an electrifying novel of passion, murder, and small-town scandal.
Investigative reporter Irene Stenson hasnât been to her hometown of Dunsely, California, since the gruesome night she found both her parents dead on the kitchen floor. Now, seventeen years later, Irene has received a shocking new lead about their deathsâand is determined to discover the truth of what happened on that long-ago night.
Staying at a local lodge, she finds herself confiding in handsome Luke Dannerâan ex-marine whoâs as used to barking orders as Irene is to ignoring them. But Luke sees the terror beneath her confident exteriorâand canât help but want to protect her. He is also driven by passions of his own, and as theyâre drawn together into the heart of danger, they will risk far more than either of them expected.
From New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes an electrifying novel of passion, murder, and small-town scandal.
Investigative reporter Irene Stenson hasnât been to her hometown of Dunsely, California, since the gruesome night she found both her parents dead on the kitchen floor. Now, seventeen years later, Irene has received a shocking new lead about their deathsâand is determined to discover the truth of what happened on that long-ago night.
Staying at a local lodge, she finds herself confiding in handsome Luke Dannerâan ex-marine whoâs as used to barking orders as Irene is to ignoring them. But Luke sees the terror beneath her confident exteriorâand canât help but want to protect her. He is also driven by passions of his own, and as theyâre drawn together into the heart of danger, they will risk far more than either of them expected.