On the Edge — Marilyn Cunningham

HE WAS LIKE AN AVENGING ANGEL

A powerful aura -- raw, masculine, dangerous -- pulsed around Luke Talbot. Lauren Carlyle was almost mesmerized, feeling it pounding in her own blood as she approached him. Nothing about him said "safe." Nothing about him said "tame." But Lauren knew he was her one hope for justice in a secret-shrouded town.

Control -- tight, by the book, no-nonsense. Lauren Carlyle wore it like a suit of armor, keeping the world out. Locking herself in. But the white-hot flash in her eyes when she confronted him told Luke Talbot that this lady was one lawyer he could never object to!

Dark tales of brutality and violence outraged them both. But ending the silent terror would mean risking their lives ....