by Helen Hardt
Part of Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt, book 21
First published 2022
Donny Steel has everything he wants. His law practice thrives, he loves Callie Pike, and he belongs to Snow Creek's most prominent family. Then evidence surfaces that shatters his perfect world. Documents reveal crimes buried in the Steel family history. Someone tried to kill his relative Talon Steel. Fire destroyed the Pike family business. Callie fears her own dark past will destroy their relationship just as their romance ignites. She never believed someone like Donny could love her, but now their happiness faces constant threat. Donny digs deeper into both families' histories, finding connections between seemingly random attacks. Each clue leads to more questions. Each answer puts them in greater danger. Their enemy breaks laws, ignores ethics, and penetrates locked rooms to reach them. Donny and Callie must solve the puzzle before the next attack succeeds. They fight not just for justice, but for their chance at love.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Snow Creek
Period: World War II
304 pages · Paperback · Waterhouse Press LLC
Content warnings: domestic-violence, emotional-abuse, physical-abuse