Unconsecrated Ground

Although most believe Sean Dwyer to be a wheeler-dealer and ladies-man, there is more to him than meets the eye. For the last ten years he has been building a secret empire. Now, as he reaches the top of his unsavoury profession, he is at last in a position to wreak havoc. Question is, can anybody stop him?

Beautiful, bisexual and still only twenty-four, Heather Hunter has completed her extended gap year and returned to her roots. By no means ready to settle down, determined to finally make use of her qualifications, she’s aiming for a career in the world of banking and is lucky enough to be based in her sleepy old home town. Historic serial killers aside, nothing of note ever happens there. What could possibly go wrong?

Heather isn’t aware that almost a decade ago a young burglar from Bingley was caught housebreaking in a neighbouring town. Unfortunately for him, he was caught by Harry Williamson, not the police. After a brief interrogation he was summarily executed and disposed of in an unmarked grave. To this day his body has not been found.

Before she knows it, conveniently forgetting she’s supposed to be "off men", Heather finds herself on a collision course with Sean Dwyer, who has vowed revenge for his murdered underling. Like most other local, law-abiding citizens, she fails to recognize Sean for what he really is, believing he's no more than a good-looking rogue. The idea of one or two lengthy collisions with him is actually quite appealing . . .

Then a new, particularly nasty assault fractures the peace. This time, faced with losing all he has struggled to cheat and steal, never remotely considering the impact on those around him, Sean decides his only option is to fight back and win.

And this time the odds are much more favourable.