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After seeing a mob hit, Beth Venable is forced into hiding in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. The FBI cannot shield her, yet she holds onto hope for a new life by courting Ryal Walker, a man she has always admired. Beth’s fragile peace is threatened by the reach of organized crime, and she must protect her family and herself from the mafia’s relentless pursuit while navigating a tense man‑woman relationship and the compromises of a witness.
Where love and danger collide, the story explores the bonds of family, the cost of evidence, and the grit required to survive in the shadow of organized crime.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime
Authors: Sharon Sala
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