Two guarded and wary people must confront their dark histories and navigate unexpected desires in this pulse-pounding journey of love and suspense.

Peri O’Brien likes the quiet life.  She’s worked hard to survive the disastrous end of her distinguished career as a renowned climate scientist; to ignore the salacious and ruinous rumors; to find some small measure of peace among the wreckage.   But when a stranger dies beside her in a darkened movie theater, Peri finds herself thrust into the center of an international murder mystery–and entangled in a past she can’t seem to escape.

FBI Agent Soren Blackbird hunts monsters.  Serial predators and bone collectors; those for whom evil is a trusted friend. Fueled by the murder of his twin sister, Soren’s sole focus is the hunt.  When he’s pulled from the field to investigate the murder of a foreign envoy, he’s annoyed—and determined to make quick work of the case.

But one death soon leads to another.   And when the threat of an imminent terror attack emerges, Peri and Soren must lay to rest the ghosts of the past if they’re going to stop the devastation to come…

Don’t miss the next installment of this thrilling series and discover if true love really can defeat the demons of the past.

Winner of Romance Writers of America’s Vivian Award and the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, Hope Anika writes gripping romantic thrillers filled with action, adventure, murder, mystery, and occasional mayhem.