When PI Jake Marshall fails to stop the abduction and subsequent murder of a client who was being stalked, he vows to do everything in his power to identify the man responsible. He'll need all the help he can get, including Kelly, his partner in the agency, and Russ Foster, a library security guard he met at a local bar ... with whom he's becoming personally involved.<br><br>Soon, it becomes even more imperative they find the stalker when a friend of Jake's also disappears and everything points to the stalker as his abductor.<br><br>Can Jake and Russ stop the stalker before he kills again? And how will their search affect their budding relationship, presuming the stalker doesn't target one of them next?

Stalker

Jake shook his head. “As I said, once I found the tracker he left, after promising he’d be in touch if anything else happened.”


“What? I did what he paid for. You know finding a stalker is virtually impossible until they do something overt.”


“Yeah, I know. Still, Jake, maybe…”


“Nope. We’ve got enough to do without adding an unpaid job like checking out his last ex to our work load.”


“I guess. Okay, I’m heading home. I was up at the crack of dawn to pick up my runaway and bring her back. I’ll see you in the morning.”


“Tell your hubby I said hi, and remind him you volunteered to go to KC. I don’t want him deciding you need to find a new job.”


“Yeah, right. Since you and I are partners that’s not happening and he knows it. Besides, he’s always extra loving when I’ve been gone for a while.” She winked and took off, Jake’s laughter following her out the door.


Chapter 4