Mill Creek Mystique

Can they face their demons and discover love?Trent Jacobs had everything he wanted until the flash of a muzzle ripped his world apart. Now, he only has guilt. Permanently removed from fieldwork due to questionable events, Trent retires from the FBI. He retreats to the small town of Mill Creek, Idaho, to become the town sheriff.Margaret King knows what it's like to be alone and isolated. Losing her parents as a child was impossible, but the death of her brother damn near killed her. When a strange van appears on her street and her apartment is broken into, she turns to Trent, the only man she can trust.After Maggie shows up terrified and haunted, Trent's guilt explodes. She makes him want things he doesn't deserve, including her. Trent must face his demons to protect her as their past collides with the present. Or risk losing her.

Can they leave their pasts behind to create a future?Clarke Dragoon has lived under an alias to infiltrate criminal organizations, dismantle them, and bring them to justice. He has perfected a similar tactic in his own life, as it demands his undivided attention. Another benefit is that it prevents him from dwelling on what's missing in his life.Aimee Lang's ex-husband shattered her life, and now she must use her new identity to reinvent herself. When a series of questionable events unfold, the carefully constructed lies of her new life fall apart, exposing the horrors of her past.As Aimee's life unravels, Clarke offers his home as a temporary refuge. Sparks fly between them,blurringthe line between reality and perception andleaving them with life-altering decisions.Will Clarke and Aimee be able to see past thedeception,uncover thetruth,and forge a future together?

Can they endure captivity, corruption, and deceit to give love a chance?When FBI analyst Noah Parker receives a call from a ghost from his pastthe man who shot himthe last thing he expects is credible intelligence about a kidnapped woman. The only way to obtain the coordinates of her exact location is to act alone, without the bureau's assistance. Time is running out for her survival before she's relocated or killed.Jasmine West's decision to follow a man who intrigued her while researching for her expos seemed reasonable until everything went wrong. Now, she finds herself alone and terrified in a makeshift prison, left to wonder if she'll survive another day.When a solitary man is dropped into her cell, she and Noah Parker forge an alliance to survive. Risking everything, they defy the odds and escape into the night. The longer they are together, the more apparent it becomes that her investigation and Noah's family history are intertwined.Each fact uncovered erodes the foundation of Noah's life and reveals a larger plot aimed at harming the country he swore to protect. As Noah and Jasmine navigate the chaos of the present, their unexpected feelings for each other further complicate an already impossible situation.When she publishes her story, the horrors of Noah's past will be exposed to the public. As the stakes rise beyond his control and corruption threatens to obliterate everything around them, Noah and Jasmine must choose between their growing love and the need to reveal the truth, which could shatter them both.