Five years ago, Mila Carmody disappeared from her bed, and that was only the beginning. Now eight-year-old Vonnie Feinstein is missing as well. Two little girls, swallowed by darkness, never to be seen again.For Micah Ganaway, it might be the end. Arrested for child abduction, he's already been tried in the court of public opinion and found guilty. The lead detective assures him the trial is just a formality. But private investigator Hallie Chastain isn't so certain. On paper, Ganaway makes a reasonable suspect, but in person, things don't quite add up.Detective Ford Prestia doesn't share his partner's convictions either, but he's the new cop in town. Can't afford to rock the boat. Then he meets Hallie, and when she rocks not only the boat but his whole damn world, he finds his career isn't the only thing in jeopardy… Elise Noble is an English rose with a few thorns who loves chocolate, sleep, and well-defined abs. Not hers, unfortunately. She lives near London with a sexy chef, a horse who eats all her money, and a dog who eats her car keys.Always a reader, she took up writing after inspiration struck in an old manor house and still pinches herself over the fact that people read her books. She spends her days working in an office and her nights dreaming up new characters for you to fall in love with. Elise currently writes romantic suspense in the Blackwood universe, the Electi paranormal romance series, and the Trouble series of romantic comedies. Girls with guns, guys who also have guns, sex, snark, explosions... And donuts. Don't forget the donuts.
