When they were apart, Sammy awakened each morning with the feeling of her body on his fingertips. Maggie coped, but her dreams were ragged and her breath felt shallow without him. Back together now, feisty musician Maggie Lagan joins basketball player Sammy Black Wolf in Phoenix. With her rusty orange Subaru and Montana attitude, Maggie may not fit in, but she provides much needed spice and entertainment to Sammy's predictable, if not exhausting, NBA routine. Maggie quickly becomes the highlight of his day, which shows in his dimpled laughter and renewed energy on the basketball court. But Maggie didn't expect to meet Ella, beautiful WNBA star and Sammy's ex-girlfriend. When someone tries to strangle Ella in Sammy's living room, Sammy and Maggie find themselves prime suspects in not one, but two different murder investigations. To complicate matters, the killer appears to be targeting Sammy's ex-girlfriends. Sammy's terrified Maggie is in danger and can't lose her again, but maybe Maggie is better off without him.
J. W. Swartz is a native Montanan, born and raised in Whitefish, Montana. She attended the J.W. Swartz writes contemporary fiction with a little mystery, a little romance, and the kind of real characters who will have you rooting for them from the beginning. Her stories most often take place in Missoula valley of Montana, where the layers of history and culture have blended to form a vibrant, independent-minded, and arts-loving community. She raised her family in the shadow of the mountains around Missoula, and you can find her enjoying local activities with her friends and family.