Mistresses of Fate Series by Deirdre Dore

In the first novel in an intriguing romantic suspense trilogy, a yoga instructor unintentionally lures a serial killer to her small town and finds herself falling for the sexy FBI agent sent to hunt him down. Christina Pascal has never had a real job...or a real boyfriend... moreIn the first novel in an intriguing romantic suspense trilogy, a yoga instructor unintentionally lures a serial killer to her small town and finds herself falling for the sexy FBI agent sent to hunt him down. Christina Pascal has never had a real job...or a real boyfriend. When she isn't teaching yoga or attending classes, she is either getting paid to invent fake relationships for people on the Internet, or she is working to solve cold cases in her hometown of Fate, Georgia-a town tainted by haunting memories of the past. Christina and her best friends, Tavey and Raquel, were only children when their best friend disappeared-a crime that remains unsolved. Now, sixteen years later, the three friends are hoping to uncover some clues about their friend and other missing children. But what Christina doesn't realize is that her search for the missing has attracted the attention of a serial killer, and he is using fake identities to lure in his victims. Now, Christina fears that she could be his next target. To complicate matters, a gorgeous FBI agent, Ryan Helmer, is sent in to help Christina with the case, but she doesn't know whether she can trust him, especially when their sizzling chemistry jeopardizes the case… less

In the bestselling tradition of Laura Griffin, this second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy features a dog trainer who stumbles upon a clue to a cold case that has haunted her since childhood—and leads her to team up with a handsome sheriff. Christina, Tavey, and Raquel have been haunted for decades by the death of their best childhood friend—a crime that remains unsolved... moreIn the bestselling tradition of Laura Griffin, this second book in a new romantic suspense trilogy features a dog trainer who stumbles upon a clue to a cold case that has haunted her since childhood—and leads her to team up with a handsome sheriff. Christina, Tavey, and Raquel have been haunted for decades by the death of their best childhood friend—a crime that remains unsolved. Decades later, all three are still anchored in their small hometown of Fate, Georgia, and obsessed with discovering what happened to their friend so many years ago… Tavey Marcheaux is a dog trainer extraordinaire. She runs her own little shop in the historic section of town, but her background is in bloodhounds, a family business going back generations. She trains tracking dogs for police departments around the country. On one of her daily walks in the countryside, her dog finds a clue pointing to one of the town’s long-time suspects in a cold case linked to her childhood. She goes to confront the suspect once again, only to meet up with the new sheriff, the town’s one-time bad boy, and her first and only love, Tyler Downs. And as they search for Tavey’s missing friend, the two discover more than they ever imagined… less

In the thrilling conclusion to this romantic suspense trilogy, three women must decide how to act when romantic entanglements may provide answers to a cold case involving the murder of their best friend. Raquel Weaver works for the Atlanta PD sex crimes task force and spends much of her time pretending to be a young girl online, seeing the worst of humanity... moreIn the thrilling conclusion to this romantic suspense trilogy, three women must decide how to act when romantic entanglements may provide answers to a cold case involving the murder of their best friend. Raquel Weaver works for the Atlanta PD sex crimes task force and spends much of her time pretending to be a young girl online, seeing the worst of humanity. In her spare time, she helps her two best friends, Christina and Tavey, solve cold cases, always hoping to find clues to their best friend’s disappearance so many years ago in their small town of Fate, Georgia. Raquel hasn’t dated since she broke up with her fiancé, football coach Marcus Jackson, but now a documentary filmmaker, Brent Burns, has come to Fate to cover the story of the serial killer who was stalking her friend Christina. Something about Brent rubs Raquel the wrong way...but when he uncovers a lead as to who may have taken her best friend sixteen years before, she decides she’s willing to put up with him to get the information she needs. But soon he raises the stakes, and Raquel is left reeling. Does she follow her head...or her heart? less