Bartered Innocence, A Romantic Thriller — Jessica Dale

An innocent errand—to pick up her young niece at a children's birthday party—plunges P.I. Jenny Glassman into a gruesome scene and sets off a desperate search for a kidnapped woman and five missing children. Police detective Hunt Morgan certainly doesn't need a civilian cluttering up his case, not even one who's a licensed investigator. But this particular P.I. keeps coming up with good leads. And she's the first woman he's felt attracted to in a long time. Meanwhile, Deanna Roberts is dealing with the terrifying reality that she has been kidnapped, along with her daughter and four other little girls. She can't afford to wait for the authorities to find them. In a few days, they will suffer a horrific fate, unless she can find a way to escape...even if it means sacrificing herself. Warning: This story contains a few graphic scenes that some people may find triggering.