Double Jeopardy

by Carolyn Rae

Ambitious newspaper reporter, Jessica Ballard, is working her way up to more important assignments and wants to write about exciting events. What she didn’t want was to get shot at a football stadium nor share a stalker with her glamorous TV star twin.
Arlington Detective Michael Steel is not above breaking the rules to catch bad guys. He finds himself strongly drawn to the brave reporter and wants to protect her. Although somewhat of a loner, he feels closer to her than he has felt with anyone else. Jessica challenges him to let down his guard and become truly close.
But no matter how much he cares for her, how willing he is to break the rules, will it be enough to protect her from a crazed stalker?

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2025

About the author

Carolyn Rae follows her passion, writing romantic suspense where bullets are flying, people are dying, and lovers are resisting attraction until they can escape the danger following them.

As a teenager, Carolyn Rae told stories to kids she babysat. On a long road trip, she entertained her younger sister with stories she made up.

She is the author of Romancing the Gold, from MuseItUp Publishing and Searching for Love, from Wild Rose Press. She has a Witness Protection Series trilogy, Hiding from Love, Protected by Love, and Tempted by Love. Her e-book, Just the two of Us, is set in the fictitious world of the Roxanne St. Claire’s Barefoot Bay. Royal Wedding Cake and Holiday with a Prince are set in the Royals of Monterra Kindle World. Her latest e-book, Romancing the Doctor, from MuseItUp Publishing, is a romantic suspense.

She has given talks on ‘Finding Time for Your Dream,’ ‘How to Eat Healthy and Enjoy it,’ and ‘Luring Readers into Living Your Story Through Deep Viewpoint.’ Her profile and travel articles have appeared in The Dallas Morning News. The Fort Worth Star Telegram, Romance Writer’s Report, and other newspapers and magazines.

Carolyn Rae has a master’s degree in home economics and is an author of There IS Life After Lettuce, a cookbook for heart patients and diabetics. She enjoys tasty dishes in restaurants and then goes home to make lighter versions. She taught home economics, family living, and English in Michigan, Illinois, and Texas, Later she worked as a researcher for a mincemeat company and met her neighbors by bringing samples of mincemeat pies. In Texas she taught and supervised ironwork, painting, and carpentry inmates at a federal prison, where she wrote and directed videos on nutrition and fair fighting for couples. She also worked as a paralegal in Dallas and Fort Worth.