Cold Case Recruit
The Cold Case Detectives series continues, as love and danger light up the Alaskan sky…Eager to make a fresh start in life, former homicide detective Brycen Cage had thought he'd left Alaska behind for good, hosting a TV crime show. But when he’s recruited back home to investigate a state trooper’s long-unsolved murder, Brycen never expects to be so drawn to the victim’s beautiful widow. An adventurous bush pilot raising her young son alone, Drury Decoteau manages to get past Brycen’s defenses—a no-go for the lone wolf. Yet as he works closely with Drury and falls even harder for her, Brycen must also avoid a killer who will do anything to keep dirty secrets hidden…and protect the love he’s come to cherish.
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The Cold Case Detectives series continues as love and danger light up the Alaskan skyâ¦
Eager to make a fresh start in life, former homicide detective Brycen Cage had thought heâd left Alaska behind for good, hosting a TV crime show. But when heâs recruited back home to investigate a state trooperâs long-unsolved murder, Brycen never expects to be so drawn to the victimâs beautiful widow. An adventurous bush pilot raising her young son alone, Drury Decoteau manages to get past Brycenâs defensesâa no-go for the lone wolf. Yet as he works closely with Drury and falls even harder for her, Brycen must also avoid a killerâwho will do anything to keep dirty secrets hiddenâand protect the love heâs come to cherish.
âWhy did you agree to come here and help me?â Drury asked.
She propped her chin on her hand, elbow on the table. âWas it a sense of duty? Youâre from Alaska, but I still donât understand why you took this case.â
Why did his reason matter? âDuty. Anger. If I could stop all cop killers, I would. But I have to settle for one case at a time.â
What had led him into show business differed from what had driven him from Alaska. That old, haunting darkness threatened to surface. Brycen wouldnât let it. Heâd put that part of his life behind him long ago.
âI donât want my story told on your show,â she said. âPeriod. Itâs too real and itâs a private matter.â
As her beautiful, striking blue eyes shifted to him in fiery disagreement, shattering glass interrupted.
Brycen stood in an instant and drew his gun from its holster at his hip, hidden by his jacket. Drury sprang off the chair and rushed to her son.
A rock with a piece of paper fastened to it with a rubber band rolled to a stop against the refrigerator.
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My Cold Case Detectives series is in full swing. Dark Alley Investigations is growing. For the first time, Kadin Tandy has to recruit detectives. One of those recruits is Brycen Cage, a sexy, hard-core homicide cop and television celebrity who never fails a case, no matter how cold.
Cold Case Recruit is an Alaskan adventure. I find the remote islands and villages romantic and wild, and love writing about places not often traveled. The setting complements my secretive hero and native heroine.
Drury Decoteau isnât afraid of much. She comes from a line of doers and has what it takes to break through Brycenâs boundaries. These two take DAI to the next level.
Look for the next book in the seriesâyouâre in for a surprise! Kadinâs team of detectives is getting really interestingâ¦
Jennie
Two-time RITA® Award nominee and Golden Quill Award winner JENNIFER MOREY writes single-title contemporary romance and page-turning romantic suspense. She has a geology degree and has managed export programs in compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) for the aerospace industry. She lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado, and loves to hear from readers through her website, jennifermorey.com, or Facebook.
For all those who made it possible for me
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With another episode of Chicago crime recorded for the archives, Brycen Cage walked off the set of Speak of the Dead and headed backstage. Fans loved the chilling, grisly, terrible stories. Heâd discovered a talent for reproducing them in a much lighter tone than their reality, the darkest side of humanity twisted into entertainment. Ten years ago, if anyone had told him heâd end up somewhat of a celebrity showcasing murder, heâd have laughed.
He greeted a stagehand on his way down a dimly lit hallway toward his dressing room. Outside the double doors, two security guards waited. A few other crew members busied themselves closing out the program and prepping the stage for tomorrowâs schedule. Brycen liked the social aspect of the show. It beat interacting with the dead.
His agent let five or six people into his dressing room after every live taping. Good PR, heâd said. Entering the clean, white-walled, well-lit room, he saw the fans waiting for him just inside, five women and one man. The man seemed out of place in a casual business jacket with a cowboy hat shading his gray eyes and black hair sticking out from the rim. Men rarely came here for an autograph.
He focused on the women, one tall and slender, one short and chesty, one average but great-looking blonde, another taller blonde and a fifty-something librarian stereotype.
