Samantha Wilde worked hard at making the people in her small town of Midnight, Alabama think that she wasn't affected much by her parents murder-suicide. So when she grew up to become a member of law enforcement, many people were more than a little surprised. Though Sam now knows the truth behind her parents death, when her boyfriend is accused of murdering his ex-wife, Sam's begins questioning his perfectness. Broken-hearted, she returns home to her sisters in the hopes of putting everything behind her and working on starting up a detective agency.

Quinn Braddock didn't kill his ex-wife and feels betrayed by Sam when she doesn't automatically believe in him. Five months later though, he still can't stop thinking about her. Staying away becomes even harder when he finds out she's the one responsible for clearing his name. Showing up in Midnight, Quinn isn't sure what kind of reception he's going to get but one look at Sam and he knows he wants her in his life. Convincing her of it is going to take some work though, especially when there's another grisly murder in town with Quinn looking like the likely suspect.

Sam knows she should have believe in Quinn's innocence the first time he was accused of murder so she'll go to any length to prove herself to the man she loves, even if it involves putting herself in the path of a killer hellbent on destroying Quinn's life.

After reading the first book in the Wildfire series, Midnight Secrets, author Ella Grace had me hooked. I hadn't read such an engrossing romantic suspense in a while and I wanted more. Thankfully, MIDNIGHT LIES, the second book in the series, is just as enjoyable as it predecessor was. Given her history, it`s no surprise that Samantha wasn`t able to right away say with one hundred percent conviction that Quinn was innocent of killing his ex-wife. Some people thing Quinn starts off as a jerk but given that his girlfriend doesn`t believe in his innocence, I figure you have to cut him some slack.

There's mystery abound in this fast-paced story that'll keep you turning the pages. I love the little clues Grace weaves into the story that are given here and there that may enable you to figure out who the killer is before the grand reveal. I can`t wait for the third sister, Sabrina, to get her story. Her story arc has been set up a bit in MIDNIGHT LIES so it`ll be interesting to see how it pans out. With the expansion of Wilde Detective Agency to include Brody and Logan, two former army rangers, I`m hoping this series will continue even after the last Wilde sister has found her happily ever after.