by Helen Hardt
Part of Steel Brothers Saga by Helen Hardt, book 7
First published 2017
Ryan Steel has always been the cheerful brother in Snow Creek, content with his vineyards and winemaking. With harvest season behind him, he looks forward to celebrating his brothers Talon and Jonah's upcoming weddings. The Steel family finally seems free from the dark conspiracy that has plagued them. Then Detective Ruby Lee walks into his life and everything changes. Ruby has survived on her own since age fifteen. She arrives in Snow Creek following a case that connects to the Steel family's buried secrets. She wants answers, not romance, despite her fierce attraction to the handsome vintner. Ryan draws her in against her better judgment, and she realizes he needs her help. As Ryan and Ruby dig into their connected pasts, they uncover truths that threaten to destroy any chance at happiness. Their investigation forces them to confront demons neither expected to face. The secrets they discover could give them the answers they seek or cost them everything they might build together.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Snow Creek
286 pages · Paperback · Waterhouse Press