“With a tightly-woven suspense plot and a number of engaging secondary characters, this is a book that will easily satisfy fans and newcomers alike.’’ —RT Book Reviews

Morton “Jacko” Jackman isn’t afraid of anything. He’s a former Navy SEAL sniper, and he’s been in more firefights than most people have had hot meals. Lauren Dare scares the crap out of him.

Gorgeous, talented and refined, she’s the type of woman who could never be interested in a roughneck like him. So he’s loved her fiercely in secret, taken her art classes, and kept a watchful but comfortable distance. Until now.

“Maggie Shayne’s books have a permanent spot on my keeper shelf.” —#1 NY Times Bestselling Author
 KAREN ROBARDS

So, I’m going along in my blissful life, waiting for my guy to get off his ass and pop the question and trying to put my next self-help book to bed, when I’m interrupted by a mental intruder. I’m suddenly doing a ride-along inside some stranger’s head, while the attached set of hands strangle a guy in the back seat of a car.

It felt like I was killing the guy. But I didn’t, because I woke up cussing (not unusual) in my own bed beside my sexy cop and my blind bulldog. Said sexy cop then gets a text about a body, and I know it’s the man I just sort of murdered.

Full-figured London Hart likes fried chicken and potato chips, running her New Orleans restaurant, and spending time with her family. But the moment she meets ex-Special Forces officer Chase Tanner, the chemistry between them is fiery and undeniable. London, however, is still smarting over her divorce and is not ready to dip her toe back into the dating waters—especially after Chase makes it clear that the only place he wants her is in the bedroom.