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’ll be okay, Elena Nicole.” I tried to force a smile. I hadn’t called her that in a long time.


“Noah’s seems like a nice guy,” she said, looking to the door, and changing the subject. “We were able to talk for a while.”


“I’m glad you finally got a chance to talk to him. I wish it wasn’t in this hospital though.”


“Yeah, hospitals aren’t the best places to meet the man who took your place,” she quipped.


Another awkward moment ensued before I was able to speak. “I don’t think I ever said it, Elena, and if I have, let me repeat it. I am sorry for not being honest with you in the beginning of our marriage.”


“Well, it’s not like I didn’t have some type of forewarning by your parents.”


Chapter 12