Jake Chandler is a struggling small-town Florida lawyer, and his life is falling apart. His ex-wife makes seeing his daughter difficult, his boyfriend Noah may be cheating on him, and his money woes are growing. Jake hopes that a new murder defense case will help with his money woes, but his ex-wife Elena is the prosecutor. It’s bad enough she has to fight with him over custody of their daughter. Now she wants nothing more than to beat him in the courtroom, too.<br><br>And then people around him start dying.<br><br>First, an ex-lover gets his brains blown out while he and Jake have coffee. The danger comes even closer. Then Jake meets handsome FBI agent Xavier, who is investigating the crimes surrounding him. Can Jake trust this new man in his life? Is Xavier who he says he is? Or does his involvement put Jake and those he loves in even more danger?

Love and Murder

“I love your sarcastic humor, your crooked smile, and—’’


He laughed. “And that you have great taste in boyfriends!”


“Funny! It doesn’t get old, that joke.” I hunched behind him to massage his shoulders, and answered his earlier question. “Yes, I’d like for you to spend the night. But you know the rules.” I sighed. “By the way, Elena violated them last night though. She had someone stay over.”


“Wow.” I felt Noah tense up as I massaged his neck. “Sounds like her to do that. So, is this the first time she had anyone stay over?”


“I think so. Chel’s never acted like anyone has been staying over.”


“It sounds like Elena gets to do whatever she wants, meanwhile pushing you around, using whatever guilt you have for leaving her against you.” He grabbed my hands and turned to face me. “Why’d you even marry her?” Noah asked.


Chapter 6