It’s a typical day at Rachael Long’s daycare center—until a masked gunman tries to abduct one of the children in her charge. First Response Commander Jake Marsh manages to diffuse the situation before anyone is harmed...but not before Rachael unmasks the would-be kidnapper. Now Jake must lead a manhunt and protect Rachael from the criminal who’s turned his focus on her. But the case is reawakening painful memories for Jake, and Rachael’s treating emotional wounds of her own. And with danger mounting as Christmas nears, they must learn to let go of the past in order to outwit a killer...and find the peace that’s always eluded them both.
Susan Sleeman is a bestselling romantic suspense author. With over fifty published books, readers love her series for the well-drawn characters and edge of your seat action. She graduated from the FBI and local police citizen academies so her research is spot on, and her characters are real. Susan hosts TheSuspenseZone.com and has lived in nine states but now calls Oregon home. Her husband is a retired church music director and they have two daughters, a son-in-law, and a grandson.