Murmur: 5 (Pierce Securities)

Valerie Dunaway is a former socialite who has hidden from the public eye for years due to a horrific attack that left her scarred--physically and emotionally. When a strange masked man makes himself at home with her shes unable to run. She calls the cops but the agoraphobic wont go into protective custody so Detective Hollerman calls the only people he trusts: Pierce Securities. Quinten Pierce is a Renaissance man--artist lawyer fighter--but his latest assignment has him losing his ever-present control. Hes got one fight left in his career and although he cant wait for it to be over his opponent seems to have ties to Valerie thus forcing him to hold on until he finds out exactly who hes working with. With the help of the Pierce team the scarred princess and the gentle giant must silence the murmurs of the past that threaten their future.