DEADLY INTENT

Abbie DiAngelo finally has the life she’s always wanted.She has gotten past her divorce and cherishes her nine-year oldson, Ben. Her restaurant is making money and she isbeing heralded as the hot new chef.

Then her stepbrother reenters her life. Straight out of prison,Ian MacGregor shows up at Abbie’s door claiming to haveproof that implicates her mother in a twenty-five-year-oldmurder. Proof Ian will keep to himself…if Abbie pays for hissilence. But when she arrives to pay Ian off, she finds hismurdered body.

Homicide detective John Ryan quickly realizes there is moreto the murder of ex-con Ian MacGregor than he originallythought. And no one, especially Abbie, is telling him thetruth. But Abbie has no choice—she must trust him. Becausesomeone desperate is acting with deadly intent.