Next Of Kin or thought he deserves—until Alexis

or thought he deserves—until Alexis came along

she snooped for clues about her employer

Nicky's been rebuilding her shattered life since her husband's death two years ago

He is all she has

but there must be heirs

Next Of Kin or thought he deserves—until AlexisBeth Venable has seen too much. Witness to a major mob hit, she's placed in protective custody until the trial. But after her third safe house is riddled with bullets, she goes underground to save herself. What the FBI can't do, her kinfolk will. The beautiful but forbidding Appalachian Mountains welcome Beth back dirt roads and rustic shacks a world apart from LA. But her homecoming including her blissful reunion with strong, silent Ryal Walker is