by Marie Force
Part of Fatal, book 3.5
First published 2021
Police Lieutenant Sam Holland and Senator Nick Cappuano should be celebrating. Their wedding week has arrived in Washington, D.C. Instead, they find themselves struggling to connect after a recent tragedy. Their demanding careers keep pulling them in different directions when they need each other most. A new lead emerges in an old case. Nick pleads with Sam to stay away from the investigation until after they marry. Sam promises to leave it alone, but she cannot resist following the clue. Her curiosity leads her into a dangerous trap that could cost her everything. An unwelcome figure from Sam's past arrives to threaten her future with Nick. As problems mount from every direction, Sam must survive the chaos if she wants to make it to her own wedding. The question becomes whether love can overcome the forces working against them.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Washington D.C.
Period: 21st-century
161 pages · Kindle Edition · HTJB, Inc.
Content warnings: violence