The Question of Us

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The nightmare is over. Or so I keep telling myself. Bruised and battered we'd narrowly escaped with our lives. I should be grateful. Grateful that my captors are in custody. Grateful that the chilling roller-coaster of events actually brought Nick and me closer. Grateful that we've finally taken a step toward something more than friendship. And I am grateful.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But life isn't simple.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Relationships need work.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And peace of mind is elusive in the face of unbearable guilt.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Because I'm the one who unravelled the puzzle. The one responsible for sending a young man back to a life he thought he'd escaped forever. Until I know he's safe; until I've done everything I can to fix what happened there will be no pretending I've done my bit. No leaving it up to the authorities. I can't forget and move on. Not in my job. Not in my life. And certainly not in my fledgling romance with Nick Fisher who stormed into my heart with a truckload of his own issues.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The fate of a young man isn't the only thing at stake. The quest for truth will push us to our limits. And the biggest question of all-do Nick and I have what it takes to survive the answers.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Author's note: This story features discussion of the death of a spouse who is not a main character and references to domestic and sexual abuse. 'The Question of Us' is the second book in a romantic suspense series following the same couple. There are no relationship cliffhangers.</span></p><p></p>