Marilyn Olaffsen knows it wasn’t an accident. Or the cruel gossip that Faith killed herself. She knows, down to the toes of her scuffed boots, her friend was murdered. Just as she knows the horrors, hidden behind plain clothes, Faith had endured.
Enlisting the help of Colonel William Talbot, Marilyn sets out to find justice.
Soon, she’s torn between her need for answers and an attraction to a man who is wrong for her, even if she feels complete in the shelter of his arms.
For Will, a friend’s wedding is the perfect hiding place from his family’s machinations. Will’s plans don’t include a mesmerizing redhead in mud spattered jeans, who is off limits by every rule in the “Bro Code”.
As the body count rises, it becomes clear that some secrets are worth killing for. Despite their burning attraction, Marilyn and Will realize they need to work together to find a killer, before becoming victims themselves.
In a lethal world determined to tear them apart, love is the biggest risk of all.