Madrona Point Series by Jayne Nichols

Miranda Woods is a woman—strike one. Miranda Woods is beautiful—strike two. Miranda Woods isn’t a cop—strike three. That, according to fifteen year veteran detective, Jonah Zalesky, means she should be OUT. Instead, she’s Madrona Point’s new interim Police Chief with the ability to fire him if he doesn’t toe the line, something Jonah has never been able to do. Miranda feels a sizzling attraction to Jonah, but he’s exactly the kind of sexy bad boy who can cost her this job... moreMiranda Woods is a woman—strike one. Miranda Woods is beautiful—strike two. Miranda Woods isn’t a cop—strike three. That, according to fifteen year veteran detective, Jonah Zalesky, means she should be OUT. Instead, she’s Madrona Point’s new interim Police Chief with the ability to fire him if he doesn’t toe the line, something Jonah has never been able to do. Miranda feels a sizzling attraction to Jonah, but he’s exactly the kind of sexy bad boy who can cost her this job. She’s worked hard to overcome her past and achieve the career of her dreams, and she isn’t about to gamble it all on any man—especially one with alcohol issues. But Jonah is missing work, and when he defies her final warning and is stopped on a DUI, she fires him. Then the current case she’s working on takes a deadly turn, hitting closer to home than she could ever have imagined, leaving her no choice but to risk her heart and her life to the one man she doesn’t trust. Can Miranda and Jonah unearth a heartless killer, or will they become his next victims? less

A life-threatening encounter during a domestic disturbance has Undersheriff Jonah Zalesky tossing his cap in the ring to run for Sheriff of Jefferson County—an act that will cast his pregnant wife, Miranda, as the pawn in a deadly bargain. Instead of treasure, a salvage boat anchored off shore recovers the dead body of a young, Asian woman, and Jonah arrests Kirby Stoner, the son of his largest campaign donor for the woman’s murder... moreA life-threatening encounter during a domestic disturbance has Undersheriff Jonah Zalesky tossing his cap in the ring to run for Sheriff of Jefferson County—an act that will cast his pregnant wife, Miranda, as the pawn in a deadly bargain. Instead of treasure, a salvage boat anchored off shore recovers the dead body of a young, Asian woman, and Jonah arrests Kirby Stoner, the son of his largest campaign donor for the woman’s murder. Furious, Stoner’s father abducts Miranda, then gives Jonah one hour to release his son or face the consequences. With the lives of his wife and unborn child at stake, Jonah must seek help from the salvage boat’s diver—the one man from Miranda’s past she had hoped never to see again. But even working together, will they be able to save her in time? less