The Price of Silence

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE PROTECTOR. 
           —THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE.

Former homicide detective Melody Beck has always taken care of her younger sisters. But lately…that was the one area in which she'd failed. Her younger sister has just barely escaped a band of vicious killers. And the threat wasn't over yet. Melody is still searching for answers.

All signs now point to the richest man in Texas being the mastermind behind the attacks. That billionaire is still out there. Watching. Watching them all. Melody is going to see he pays for what he did…

Except there is one small complication she hadn't told her family about.

The billionaire's son. 

The one man she couldn't forget. The man she had loved before.

HIS FATHER ISN'T A KILLER. 
    —HE NEEDS A WAY TO PROVE IT.

Houghton Barratt knows there is no way his father would have harmed an innocent family. The only way Houghton can fix this is by going after the woman accusing his father and convince her to tell the truth to the media outlets.

Even if his own plans aren't exactly on the up and up. But a different Beck sister is Houghton's real target now. 

MELODY IS COMING WITH HIM.

—WHETHER SHE WANTS TO OR NOT.

He has a daring plot to fix everything. And it all hinges on Melody.

Houghton is right there in front of her before Melody can even begin to escape.

Now, she is a hostage, a pawn in his game. A game he intends to win.

But as Houghton tangles with Melody, the real mastermind is getting closer. Closer than they could imagine. Only this time the killer's focusing on Melody—and the sisters she'll do anything to protect.

Houghton makes Melody a vow he would willingly die to keep:

Melody will never be the price Houghton pays for his father…

THE PRICE OF SILENCE is the conclusion to the Finley Creek: Marshall Murders trilogy and is a full-length romantic suspense novel. The Finley Creek series contains a large cast of characters, multiple scenes of violence, adventure, dark criminal behavior, cursing by heroes, heroines and villains, a few mild-to-moderate love scenes, and references to subject matter that may distress some readers, including assaults, abductions, mass shootings, child abuse and other dark themes.