Staff Sergeant Jace Merrick has two short-term goals--join the Army Intelligence unit, and kill his wife.

He hatches a scheme to make her death look like a Mexican cartel smuggling operation gone wrong. But before he can carry out his plan, she is shot, and he becomes the prime murder suspect.

Rumor Vargas is determined to find her best friend’s killer, even after Sheriff Cooper Jones warns her to keep her amateur nose out of his investigation. She’s a sexy, persistent diversion, one who dredges up memories he’d rather forget of his own murdered wife.

But when his investigation turns to her older brother as a possible suspect, Rumor has reasons beyond their physical attraction to keep Coop close.

The Sheriff suspects Alberto Vargas has Cartel ties, and this looks like the Sinoloan gang’s work.

Following the killer’s clue, “An eye for an eye, a wife for a wife,” Rumor and Coop delve into a single decision in Jace’s past that has resulted in cold-blooded revenge.
Overall a three star read

This is an edge of your seat murder mystery that will keep you guessing. When her best friend is murdered Rumor Vargas is determined to find out who did it. Even her attraction to the sheriff won't stop her. Great story.