Southern Exposure — Karen Kelley

HE WAS LOOKING FOR A STORY
Logan Hart hadn't planned on being a male stripper. He's a reporter, and a damned good one. But when he challenges the readership of his column in the New Orleans Gazette that he can last a shift in any job, letters pour in, and Logan's stint in tear-away pants is born. The only perk of the shill--besides the serious tips--is a sensual slow dance that leads to a night of unforgettable erotic fantasy with a woman who gets under Logan's skin and straight to his heart. There's something fragile but tough, as well as mysterious, about this woman. His reporter's instincts tell him she's hiding secrets. And when she slips out before sunrise, Logan is deter-mined to see her again,..

SHE WAS THE STORY
Jody Dupree likes her life as a cop. Patrolling the mean streets of the Big Easy doesn't scare her, but what she shared with Logan Hart did. That's why she had to get away. So when the hot-bodied "stripper" actually turns out to be a reporter who'll be working with her for the next month, she's both furious and undeniably excited. Spending time together in the sultry French Quarter and the murky bayous feels more thrilling than anything going down on the streets--until Logan starts to delve into Jody's past and discovers her link to an unsolved murder years ago. The secrets she holds could make his career...and put them in more danger than he realizes...

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
Now, as Logan pursues answers to his mystery woman, he uncovers long-buried secrets that expose Jody to a nightmare from the past. For once, he's ready to kill a front-page story to protect the woman he loves...if it's not too late...