Intimate Stranger

183 pp. While covering a gruesome murder, Chicago Tribune crime photographer Cole Evans finds herself strongly attracted to the victim's niece, Tray Roberts. Disabled by an auto accident that ended her medical career, the financially-strapped Tray is trying to start her life over by launching a small business. Although Cole has yet to resolve her feeling for her ex-lover and best friend, interior designed Jan Hart, she and Tray begin a heated flirtation that quickly ignites into blazing passion. But by ignoring her own nagging questions about Tray's mysterious past, could Cole be playing with fire'