Maliki

Betrayal.

When it comes at the hands of family, betrayal destroys lives. His reputation destroyed and his career as a surgeon shattered, Harrison M. Boswell VI vanishes, and the alter ego of Dr. Maliki Blue arises. His employer, Guardian Security, knows who he had been—but they are the only ones. Too bad pasts don’t stay buried. A distress call from the one person he couldn’t ignore drags him back to a place and time he’d sworn to forget, and embroils him in a tangled web of small-town drama and three deaths. With one foot out of the door, Mal was ready to leave and never return when the deputy sheriff appealed to him for the kind of help only he and Guardian could provide.

Desire.

Dr. Maliki Blue exploded into her world at the scene of what would have been a successful murder—had the good doctor not intervened swiftly and effectively to save the gunshot victim. As Senior Deputy Sheriff of Pleasant County, VA, Poet Campbell’s instinct told her that Dr. Maliki Blue was more than he claimed to be. Checking out the gorgeous, sexy doctor would be one of life’s unexpected pleasures. Then life—and a suspicious set of unrelated circumstances—complicated everything, including her attraction to him.

Destiny.

He didn't want to acknowledge his past or examine the reasons he left, but fate forced his hand. Fate also dropped Poet Campbell onto his lap. However, other than for his access to Guardian, she didn’t need him, although neither would deny the gravitational pull between them. It was not a fertile field to grow a meaningful relationship, no matter how insatiable their physical attraction. Add corrupt officials and a psychotic serial killer, and a tragic ending was almost preordained—almost.