The Chase

Serendipity brings them together. A stalker threatens to tear them apart.

Detective Ben Torres knows trouble when he sees it. She's standing in front of him, wearing a red dress and sending silent signals that she's afraid. Despite his attraction, after ensuring her safety as best he can, he walks away. But some women are impossible to forget.

Marisa Ramirez — Alex's little sister, who you may remember from the Hill Country Secrets trilogy — is trying to escape an abusive relationship and make sure her much-older boyfriend pays for his crimes. Once he's arrested and out of her life, happiness should be in reach, but her insecurities keep her from trusting the detective who doesn't hide his interest. Not only is he her brother's friend, he knows too much.

The Chase is a sweet but grittier spin-off of the Hill Country Secrets series — closed-door, but with more edge than the trilogy. Marisa's been through enough. Ben Torres has been paying close attention. This one's worth the ride.

Content Note: This book includes domestic abuse and an attempted sexual assault, neither depicted explicitly. It also contains fade-to-black intimacy — the steamiest of my books, while remaining closed-door.