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Detective Stacy Kirchner wakes covered in blood next to a dead man, charged with his murder. She has no memory of the crime or how she got there, and no way to defend herself. For all she knows, she really did pull the trigger. With everything on the line, she reluctantly turns to the one person who can help—former FBI agent Galen Gordon.
Gordon has made his peace with his past, and he’s ready to build something new. He’s been biding his time with Stacy, waiting for the shy detective to trust him enough to let him close. When the call comes that she’s in trouble, he doesn’t hesitate. He posts her million-dollar bond without blinking and takes her somewhere safe, and for the first time in her life Stacy has someone in her corner who won’t take anything she isn’t ready to give.
Clearing her name is only the beginning. Because the woman who put her in that room is her own mother, and framing her daughter was the smallest thing she’s done.
Malice Murder is the fifth book in the Olman County small-town romantic suspense series. Told in dual POV, it's set in fictional Leroy, Indiana—a town full of meddling friends, family, and secrets that don't stay buried. The story delivers a slow-burn, forced proximity romance between a former FBI agent turned lawyer and a shy detective with a toxic family she's spent her life outrunning. When she wakes up charged with a murder she can't remember, they must fight together to clear her name.
Content Note: This book contains themes of recovering from past sexual assault and trauma.
