Steele Shadows Investigations

A man who cheated death. A woman hired to pick up the broken pieces. And an obsession neither of them saw coming. Phoenix Steele was supposed to be grateful. They told him he'd been given a second chance. But waking up from a coma to a life of restrictions feels more like a cage than a blessing. Once the fearless heir to the Steele legacy, Phoenix is now labeled unstable, volatile, and dangerous. Unwilling to accept his issues, Phoenix instantly clashes with his court-mandated therapist-the town's most eligible bachelorette. Dr. Rose Floris built her life on structure and discipline, determined to escape a past she never talks about. But when a gruesome murder and a series of strange events point to her as the target of a twisted game, Rose finds herself under the protection of the one man she's been warned not to trust. As their professional lines blur and danger circles closer, Phoenix realizes he must battle his own demons before he can save anyone, including the woman who's become his own obsession . . . An obsession he'd kill for.

Homicide detective Max Jagger has dedicated his life to one thing-speaking for the dead. During one of the most oppressive heat waves on record, the former Navy SEAL is called to a scene where a real estate heiress is found standing over a body, covered in blood, holding the murder weapon. She says she's innocent. To make matters more confusing, the incident coincides with the mysterious theft of the Cedonia Scroll-an artifact long dismissed as local folklore. But now, during the small town's annual Moon Magic Festival, the legends are stirring again . . . and all eyes are on Sunny Harper. Despite her name, Sunny is as beguiling as a fallen angel-clever, guarded, and, perhaps worst of all, utterly intoxicating. When evidence suggests she may have had an accomplice, Jagg begins to believe she's not just innocent . . . she's in danger. Torn between duty and desire, Jagg takes Sunny to a secluded lake house. There, he begins to uncover the truth behind her enchanting green eyes . . . and the secrets that could drag them both under. And when the full moon rises, Jagg must decide if he can trust the woman who could cost him everything-before the shadows close in.

He's an ex-con who just wants to be left alone. She's stranded in the middle of a blizzard-a broken soul . . . an invitation to danger. When Louise Sloane's search for a missing person brings her to the snow-covered town of Berry Springs, she's forced to confront the unthinkable: the case is tied to the infamous String Strangler. Her quest for answers leads her to the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice. After spending ten years in federal prison, Ryder has one goal in life: to be left alone. But when a stranded motorist shows up on his doorstep, he wants nothing to do with her-or her curves-until she uncovers his secrets and unearths a link to the past that could destroy everything. Then, a body is discovered on Ryder's land, and the killer's game becomes terrifyingly personal. With his freedom on the line, Ryder must risk going back to prison for life- or saving the woman who has become his reason to fight.