The dark shadow still looms over the area… her father’s sixtieth birthday, right on the heels of the latest killing, long after the sheriff has been imprisoned. Once again the peaceful Crazy Mountains are invaded by savagery. Then her father is poisoned and once again Micki is sucked into a nightmare.
He thought being the sheriff of a quiet Montana county would be a break from the stress of combat…
Alex Rossi has retired from the SEALs after eight years and is looking to settle into peaceful civilian life. He thinks he’s found it when Scot Nolan introduces him to Hank Patterson, head of Brotherhood Protectors, who convinces him to take the newly open job of county sheriff. But he never expected his military training would be necessary to root out an evil still poisoning the county. First he finds the body of a young teenager, just like the young girls killed over the past two decades. A girl who had reported being raped just like the others. Then Micki Schroeder’s father drops dead at his birthday party and the coroner tells him the man was poisoned. At the same time he works hard to fight the intense attraction that has exploded between the two of them, especially when she has been afraid of sex all these years.
They were sure they’d gotten away with it all…
The former sheriff had kept his mouth shut when his cohorts threatened to harm his family, and taken the blame for everything. But with a new rape and murder, all the dark secrets are in danger of coming out. Is that why Bill Schroeder was killed? Can the men responsible commit two such high profile crimes and still keep their secret? As Micki and Alex search for answers, the intense attraction between them explodes. Will she take that first step to happiness?
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When Alex Rossi agreed to take on the job of Sheriff in the small town in the Crazy Mountains he inherited a cold case that is both horrible and shocking in that it’s never been solved. Of course the former Sheriff was in on it but there are many who were never identified. Fate has supplied him with a victim and now he’s determined to solve this cold case once and for all.
Michaela (Micki) Schroeder hasn’t been home since she left for college. She’s only here because it’s her father’s sixtieth birthday and if she didn’t show there would be too many questions she doesn’t want to answer. She had been one of the victims at the age of fourteen and coming home is stirring up unwanted memories. She’s never said a word but her brother can see right through her and her anxiety is such that she hopes she can make it through the week without giving something away.
Alex is invited to the birthday gala and he meets Micki and her family beforehand. However it’s Hank that clues him into the fact she may have been a victim and this party could trigger dangerous memories for her.
The aftermath of Micki’s father collapsing at the party starts and even more in depth investigation and some interesting things come up in Alex’s conversation with Micki.
The investigation is as convoluted as it is intriguing as several leads come to the fore.
Micki becomes a focal point even though she tries to keep a low profile. The attraction between her and Alex is palpable as they get to know each other.
There’s plenty of suspense, intrigue and heat as Alex and Micki find love and home in each other.
I have the rest of this series on my TBR pile, stay tuned for more soon.
Alex is the new sheriff and boy does he have his work cut out for him. Micki was one of the victims. As things progress the two develop a relationship and work to end the evil that is taking place in this town. This does deal with rape so it could have some triggers but it’s a wonderful story. Loved the characters and the story!
If you have read Guarding Jenna, you have an idea of what happened before with this book. Micki has to face what happened to her 16 yrs ago in her own home, when she comes home for her dad’s 60th birthday. Something strange is going on with her parents. Alex was elected as sheriff and the previous mess (deaths and rapes) in his lap. All the mystery comes to light in this book.
The Crazy Mountains love up to their name, crazy things have happened there. Young girls have been terrorized for years by a ring of men, though one had already taken a fall for the others, it’s not over. Micki is one of those silent victims who moved away, but has to come back for a family event, and dreads it. But there she meets Alex, the new Sheriff, who is working to find out who those other men are and to put a stop to it once and for all. Desiree Holt wrote an amazing book that handled Micki’s feelings beautifully.
If you have read Guarding Jenna, you have an idea of what happened before with this book. Micki has to face what happened to her 16 yrs ago in her own home, when she comes home for her dad’s 60th birthday. Something strange is going on with her parents. Alex was elected as sheriff and the previous mess (deaths and rapes) in his lap. All the mystery comes to light in this book.