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 bet you both screwed each other’s brains last night, laughing at me while you did. Fuckers.”


Ivan pointed to Noah. “Now, I’ve got the last laugh. You’re going to shoot him in self-defense after he shoots you. And then you’re going to commit suicide.” He smiled again. “I thought I’d used your father’s antique weapon I found in your gun safe, but I think the Glock is a much finer weapon.” He leaned closer. “Everyone knows about your on again, off again relationship. Hell, I’m new in town, but even I got the 411 on that.” He moved back, crossed his arms. With one hand on the pistol, he laughed.


“Very Romeo and Romeo, right?” He smiled, showing his teeth as he leaned forward. “Aren’t we having fun?” 21


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