J. a. Conrad Bücher

Dead men do tell tales...Blackmailed and desperate, real estate assistant Aria Owen is in over her head. After last year's tragedy, she still has no idea what traumatizing events led to a man's death. But her blackmailer does—and he wants vengeance. With her career on the line and her relationship with her boyfriend, Trent Lemend, in jeopardy, Aria worries she's not as innocent as she believed.Using her own investigative skills to delve deeper into a perilous situation, Aria uncovers more than she bargained for. Suddenly she can't trust anyone—not even Trent. But she refuses to comply with her blackmailer's demands. As Aria's past starts catching up with her, she uncovers horrifying truths. Is Aria the monster she feared she always was?

No good deed goes unpunished...Two months after his fiancée, Elizabeth Reinhardt, leaves him with no explanation, broken and confused, Trent Lemend is forced to pack up and start over in rural Georgetown, Texas. Believing his life could get no worse, Trent attempts to bury the inner demons of his past.But when he stumbles upon a terrifying crime scene, Trent's troubles are only just beginning. Discovering that one of the victims, an emaciated, blood-covered woman, is still alive, changes his life in ways he never thought possible.Saving the woman destroys all that he's ever known. Suddenly, as a witness, he's the killer's number one target. With the murderer on the loose, nobody is safe--especially Elizabeth, the only woman he's ever loved. Now, it's up to Trent to save his ex and reclaim his life. But will he discover a dangerous dark side of his own?