by Nora Roberts
First published 2010
Fiona Bristow runs a dog training business on Orcas Island with her three Labradors. She built this quiet life after surviving the Red Scarf Killer, who murdered young women and left red scarves with their bodies. The killer shot her police officer fiancé and his K-9 partner before authorities captured him. Simon Doyle arrives at her door with Jaws, an unruly puppy his mother forced on him. The puppy has destroyed Simon's house, and he needs help desperately. Simon creates handcrafted furniture and values his privacy. He never wanted a dog or romantic complications. Fiona sees Jaws as an easy training case, but Simon presents a different challenge entirely. The lanky redhead isn't his usual type, yet attraction grows between them as she works with his puppy. Their developing relationship faces a deadly threat when a copycat killer emerges. This new murderer follows the Red Scarf Killer's methods, driven by someone with a personal vendetta against Fiona. The copycat wants to finish what the original killer started.
Genres: romance, suspense, mystery-thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Orcas Island
488 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult
Content warnings: murder, violence