Chasing Darkness

<h2>Winner of the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award!</h2><h4>The most dangerous place to hide is in the dark.</h4><p><br></p><p><em>A taut psychological thriller...swift pacing and high tension</em> Publishers Weekly</p><p><br></p><p>A tough special-agent with the Department of Justice and a dedicated single mother to her orphaned nephews Samantha Chase is unbreakable. Until two women both from the shadows of Sam's past are discovered strangled.</p><p><br></p><p><em>A real thriller a tantalizing story with an an ending that packs a punch</em> RT Magazine</p><h4><br></h4><h4>For Sam the most unnerving detail is the eucalyptus branch tucked behind the victims' ears-the signature of a notorious serial murderer already convicted and executed for his crimes.</h4><p><br></p><p>A copycat killer on the loose and Sam is the only link.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Girard keeps the suspense high</em> Midwest Book Review</p><p><br></p><p>To detective Nick Thomas the only link to the copycat killings is Sam herself. And when she becomes the target of threats-each one more menacing than the last-his feelings for her just might jeopardize the case.</p><h4><br></h4><h4>But to understand the killer's twisted motive is to explore Sam's past-and a crime she's spent a lifetime trying to bury.</h4><p><br></p>