Part of Buchanan-Renard, book 8
First published 2009
Lyra Prescott stands at a crossroads as her film studies program in Los Angeles nears its end. A job offer from her hometown television station promises to kickstart her editing career, but returning home means confronting her meddling family. While wrestling with this choice, Lyra focuses on her final project, a documentary that takes an unexpected turn when her camera captures a brutal crime in progress. Strange and dangerous events begin stalking her, making Lyra realize she has become prey in someone's deadly game. Fear drives her to seek help from Sidney Buchanan, her closest friend, who connects her with Sam Kincaid, an FBI agent whose good looks match his fearless reputation. As threats multiply around them, Lyra and Sam find themselves drawn together by more than just circumstance. With danger closing in from all sides, they must rely on each other completely to survive the forces determined to silence Lyra forever.
Genres: romance, suspense, crime, action, mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles, Hometown
320 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books