New Orleans Detectives Series by Melanie Atkins

Kelly Watson, aka Teresa Pastral, threw the Fifth Amendment out the window when she testified against her mob boss husband at his murder trial. Now divorced, she has begun a new life in the Witness Security Program. Only...the mob finds her, thanks to handsome ex-lawman J.T. Romano, who uses her as bait to lure the man who murdered his wife and unborn child to town. To ensure her safety, she is forced to trust J.T., the man who has betrayed her to the mob. But can she trust him with her heart?

New Orleans Assistant District Attorney Marisa Cooper prosecutes murderers for a living, but the tables are turned when her ex-husband is found dead in her garage. To prove she didn't kill him, she must team up with her former fiancée, Slade Montgomery, the detective who risks his career -- and his heart -- to help her find the real killer.

Straight-laced Jadan Calloway decided to let her hair down when she goes out on the town, and the night ends in the death of the handsome man who charms her off her feet. Now the people who killed Kent are after her, and the only man who can save her is Cole McAlister, the rugged, willful NOPD detective who believes she's behind his twin brother's death... moreStraight-laced Jadan Calloway decided to let her hair down when she goes out on the town, and the night ends in the death of the handsome man who charms her off her feet. Now the people who killed Kent are after her, and the only man who can save her is Cole McAlister, the rugged, willful NOPD detective who believes she's behind his twin brother's death. Cole is determined to find enough evidence to prosecute Jadan for Ken'ts murder, yet every thread he finds unravels before he can make his case. She maybe she's not guilty. Either that, or she's the most conniving woman he's ever met. He digs deeper, and the two become wrapped in a web of terrorism and intrigue that just might kill the both and obliterate the New Orleans French Quarter at the heart of carnival season. To survive, they must put aside their anger and distrust and work together. less

Marcy Moretti believes that anyone can be redeemed, until she witnesses a murder at the hands of her ex-husband and is forced to go on the run with her young son . The only person who can help her is Joe Riso, her former brother-in-law, a detective staggered by the loss of his wife and daughter. If he's going to protect both Marcy and her boy, he must first find a way to unfreeze his icy heart—and along the way, find his own redemption.

Alarm bells go off in Detective Lexi Granger's head when a gun linked to a cold case disappears and a veteran officer sweeps it under the rug. After she receives a death threat, she must turn to the one man she knows she can trust—her ex-husband and acting commander, Chaz Trahan. Chaz is still in love with Lexi but won't admit it. He agrees to help her in order to exorcise his own demons concerning the gun that is the only link to the man who killed his parents twenty years before... moreAlarm bells go off in Detective Lexi Granger's head when a gun linked to a cold case disappears and a veteran officer sweeps it under the rug. After she receives a death threat, she must turn to the one man she knows she can trust—her ex-husband and acting commander, Chaz Trahan. Chaz is still in love with Lexi but won't admit it. He agrees to help her in order to exorcise his own demons concerning the gun that is the only link to the man who killed his parents twenty years before. But can the two of them solve the crime before the murderer finds Lexi? less