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

No sound in the apartment except the tick-tock of a kitchen clock. I followed him into Chel’s room. The moonlight shined through the open curtains—curtains that were normally closed. No one there. Chel’s closet was open with her stuffed animals on the floor.


My heart wanted to jump out of my chest. My bedroom door was closed. It was open this morning


I hope he remembers that knob squeaks a little.On cue, when the knob squeaked, Noah swung the door open with his foot.


Nothing so far! No intruder with my baseball bat.


He went in. I closed my eyes and said a silent prayer.


Soft footsteps ahead. I followed him. He stopped in front of the bathroom. The nightlight illuminated the shower stall. Noah stood there like a statue. He pivoted after peering in the bathroom and approached my closet. Just ten days ago, Noah stored some of his clothes there. Now it was empty enough to be a good hiding place.


Chapter 24