Outlaw Ridge: Jesse (Hard Justice: Outlaw Ridge #7)

Sixteen years ago, Lauren Whitman survived a nightmare—abducted, held captive, and marked by a sadistic predator who was never caught. Now a police psychologist and head of the county’s cold case unit, she’s dedicated her life to bringing justice to the forgotten. But when a blood-soaked woman stumbles into the Outlaw Ridge Police Station with a tattoo identical to Lauren’s, the past comes roaring back. Teaming up with Deputy Jesse McCain—the man she once loved and lost—Lauren is thrust into a chilling investigation that reveals a terrifying her abductor wasn’t working alone. And someone has been waiting for her return.

As the bodies pile up and the truth unravels, Lauren and Jesse find themselves in the crosshairs of a killer who wants to finish what was started sixteen years ago. With danger closing in and a second chance at love hanging in the balance, they must outmaneuver a twisted mind bent on revenge. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes—this time, the past won’t let Lauren escape so easily.