At an emergency meeting with her wedding planner, Katie Ray
is worried she's getting cold feet, but before she can
express her concerns, the doorbell rings. Peeking into the
hallway, Katie watches in horror as her wedding planner is
shot in cold blood. Carl Hades is a private investigator
following up on a disturbing phone call from a potential
client with a tip about two missing brides. By the time he
arrives, his client is dead. A moment later, the killer has
locked him in an unheated storage room with a sexy redhead.
Things heat up between Katie and Carl while they're trapped
overnight, and Katie shares deeper conversations in the
dark with this stranger that she does with her fiancé.
After barely escaping from an intentionally set fire, Carl
is determined to find the wedding planner's killer. His
police officer brother is investigating the missing brides,
but after another suspicious incident, both men are
concerned that Katie Ray may be the next target of a bridal
serial killer. Katie was already stressed about her
wedding, now her worries are split between her
inappropriate attraction to the handsome P.I. and her fear
of the serial killer, who's trying to make her the next
victim. Carl wants to protect her, but Katie feels
unfaithful to her fiancé. She feels closer and safer with
Carl than with anyone else, but she's also never been in
more danger.
For a book advertised on the spine as a contemporary
romance, the serial killer's thoughts appear with
surprising frequency. This fast-paced mystery plot will
engage readers of suspense with entertaining relationship-
focused romance readers. Christie Craig creates
believable characters with compelling stories -- Katie's
parents and brother were killed in an accident, and she
feels lonely and alone with a family of her own, while Carl
has plenty of family around but wants no commitment after
his previous lover cost him his job on the police force.
Humor and sensuality break up the tension nicely and help
keep the story moving. Ms. Craig delivers a well-paced and
well-plotted mystery that will keep you guessing to the
last page without compromising the happily-ever-after
romantic ending.
Katie Ray was about to marry a man she didn't love--and who
didn't love her. Even losing her $8,000 engagement ring
wasn't enough of a sign to call things off. What did it
take? Being locked in the closet with a sexy PI, and being
witness to murder.
Or They Bring You Together
Carl Hades hardly wanted to be shackled with another man's
soon-to-be wife, especially when the gorgeous redhead
stirred emotions he'd avoided for years. He'd been hired by
an elite Houston wedding planner to investigate some missing
brides. When those brides turned up dead, Carl saw where the
whole situation was headed: just like Katie's wedding ring
and ceremony, right down the toilet. Because, while Katie
was suddenly and delightfully available, he had a feeling
she was next in line to die. And before he could ask her to
say "I do," he had to know who would say "I did it."
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