The Sweetheart Mystery — Cheryl Ann Smith

Harper Jane Evans is so over pro cheerleading but she's not quite ready for prison. Good thing she's got a badass ex-boyfriend ready to go to bat for her . . .

Sure, Harper made a few unsavory threats against her team's manager-she'd had a few drinks and she despised the skimpy uniform he expected her to wear. That didn't mean she wanted him dead. But when the sleazy dude is found murdered in his tighty whiteys, Harper is the number one suspect-and former FBI agent Noah Slade is the one man who can help. Too bad she once told Noah she never wanted to see him again . . .

Noah may have done a number on Harper's heart all those years ago, but he's determined to do right by her now. Yet the fiery beauty isn't the only demon from his past, which makes hunting down a murderer by her side . . . complicated-never mind the powerful attraction still pulsing between them. Good thing he's willing to do just about anything to keep from losing Harper again. And an old love just might bring her a new career-assuming she can stay out of jail . . .