Macey Burns is starting over, hoping to get her fledgling production company going after her reporting career took a nosedive. She and her friend, Josh, are working on an advertising campaign for Lost Beach, Texas, and the beautiful views have Macey excited about the work ahead of her. There’s just one problem… a dead body has been found nearby and it’s the prior occupant of the home Macey is renting. Detective Owen Breda is determined to catch the killer even as the sparks are flying between Owen and Macey. Can Owen overcome his worries about Macey’s history as a reporter? And who is behind the death?

MIDNIGHT DUNES is the 3rd book in The Texas Murder Files series but is easily read as a standalone story. Readers familiar with the prior book, FLIGHT, will recognize Detective Joel Breda and Miranda Rhoads, but it’s not necessary to know their story to fully appreciate MIDNIGHT DUNES. I suspect, however, readers will want to dig into FLIGHT to see more of the beautiful town of Lost Beach and the fabulous characters Laura Griffin has in store for them!

Owen may be one of my favorite heroes from Laura Griffin! He’s willing to show his insecurities about his job and his direction in life while still doing a darned good job at investigating the murders. I love that he shows some vulnerabilities rather than just being the hotshot detective who solves the case! Macey is an interesting character herself, coming off a humiliating scandal that ended her otherwise stellar reporting career. I love seeing the two of them find happiness together.

Laura Griffin is easily one the best romantic suspense authors in the business. MIDNIGHT DUNES has it all- strong characters, tense moments of suspense, a solid mystery, and romantic sparks flying! I’m looking forward to a return trip to Lost Beach to see what happens next.