Chief
of Tribal Police Jacob Graywolf serves and protects his community on
the reservation. When an epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous
women hits home, he's relieved the FBI gets involved. But something
about the woman agent has him running scared.
FBI
Special Agent Zena Adalwolf is certain Jacob is her soul mate. Their
connection at first sight is immediate and urgent—a bond that
transcends their professional relationship. If only the clueless hunk
would realize they belong together!
After
more Native American women are killed, Zena and Jacob suspect they
have a serial killer on their hands. To track down the unsub, they
allow their inner wolves to come out and play. But with the
ever-ticking clock going wild, will the killer find them first?
“He’s a murderer.” Zena took a deep breath. “Look, I know he’s your
uncle and you probably have some good recollections with him. I’m sure
he was like a father figure to you because your dad was gone. Don’t the
facts outweigh the memories? The man is a sociopath. His whole life is a
lie. You saw him murder your father, Jacob. What more do you need to
convince you that this is justice—delayed—but still justice?”
“You had no right—”
“I
not only had the right, but the duty to follow the leads. If I hadn’t
followed protocol and done everything by the book, there would have been
a federal investigation. Put yourself in my shoes. Would you have told
me if the tables were turned?” She paused and lowered her voice. “You’re
raw, I get it. I’m sorry we didn’t have a chance to discuss this right
after the arrest. I’ve been tied up with paperwork—you know what that’s
like. I’m sorry your uncle murdered your father. I could not have
predicted that. The wound of your father’s death never healed—and this
forced you to relive that night.”
“Family matters, but maybe it’s
different with you. You’re so cold, so matter of fact about your
sisters’ deaths. Maybe they didn’t mean as much to you as my father and
uncle do—did.”
Angry tears sprang to her eyes.
Sharon
Buchbinder has been writing fiction since middle school and has the
rejection slips to prove it. An RN, she provided health care
delivery, became a researcher, association executive, and obtained a
PhD in Public Health. She is the author of the Hotel LaBelle Series,
the Jinni Hunter Series, and the Obsession Series. When not
attempting to make students and colleagues laugh or writing, she can
be found fishing, walking her dogs, herding cats, or breaking bread
and laughing with family and friends in Baltimore, MD and Punta
Gorda, FL.
Thank you for hosting my book baby!
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