Why be bland when you can be spicy?
Save Me Brooks (Crime of Passion Book 1)
As a 911 dispatcher, Sophia is privy to a lot of things only those at the sheriff’s department in her tiny, rural Indiana town know. She knows who the subject of drug raids will be, who’s been arrested for what crimes, and who’s on payroll as informants. But she only took the job because her abusive boyfriend, Adam, needs the information to help grow his criminal enterprise. To make sure Sophia keeps the job and the intel coming, he kidnaps her sister and holds her hostage, threatening to slice her throat if Sophia doesn’t do as she’s been told. Xander is a rookie sheriff’s deputy who’s eager for that one case to come along that will define his career and help him climb the ranks. When Sophia walks into the command center for the first time, he does a double take. She’s exactly his type. And the more he talks to her over the first few days, a deeper connection begins to grow between the two of them. But no matter how many hints he drops to let her know he’s falling for her, Sophia seems to retreat within herself. Soon, it becomes clear to Xander that she’s going through something troubling in her personal life. More than anything, he wants to help her…to protect her…if only she’d share her pain with him. Terrified of being caught sneaking secrets to Adam, Sophia becomes desperate for help. But she can’t request an official investigation. If she does, Adam will know she ratted, and he’ll follow through on his promise to kill her sister and make her body disappear forever. Out of options, Sophia sends an anonymous tip to Xander’s cellphone, tipping him off about her sister and hoping he’ll investigate her kidnapping off the record. It’s a risky move, especially since she’s spurned his every advance, despite her deepening feelings for him.
If Sophia can’t convince Xander to put aside his broken heart and help her, time will run out, and Adam will follow through on his threat. He’ll kill her sister just to spite her, and if that doesn’t satiate his blood lust, Sophia may disappear forever, too.