The Lethal Attraction Series by Tessa Knox

I came home to heal. Instead, I found him next door. Declan Cross—the man who exposed my source and destroyed my journalism career. The last person I ever wanted to see again. But he's not just my neighbor. He's investigating his aunt's disappearance, and the trail leads straight to my grandmother's house. To secrets buried in the walls. To a killer who's been hiding in plain sight for forty years. Working together should be impossible. We can't be in the same room without fighting... moreI came home to heal. Instead, I found him next door. Declan Cross—the man who exposed my source and destroyed my journalism career. The last person I ever wanted to see again. But he's not just my neighbor. He's investigating his aunt's disappearance, and the trail leads straight to my grandmother's house. To secrets buried in the walls. To a killer who's been hiding in plain sight for forty years. Working together should be impossible. We can't be in the same room without fighting. But when anonymous threats start arriving and the danger closes in, proximity becomes our only option. Late nights researching. Shared secrets. The heat between us that has nothing to do with anger. I should hate him. I'm supposed to hate him. So why does being near him feel like coming home? Can two enemies solve a decades-old mystery without losing their hearts—or their lives? less

I watched a man die in a parking garage, and the killer saw my face. Now I'm Quinn Mercer—except I'm not anymore. I'm Emma Price, a ghost with a new identity and a death certificate with my real name on it. The U. S. Marshals say witness protection will keep me safe. They're wrong. The mob found me. And the only way to survive is to marry a man I've never met—a former criminal defense attorney who turned against the same family hunting us both... moreI watched a man die in a parking garage, and the killer saw my face. Now I'm Quinn Mercer—except I'm not anymore. I'm Emma Price, a ghost with a new identity and a death certificate with my real name on it. The U. S. Marshals say witness protection will keep me safe. They're wrong. The mob found me. And the only way to survive is to marry a man I've never met—a former criminal defense attorney who turned against the same family hunting us both. Ronan Gallagher is dangerous, damaged, and the last person I should trust. But trapped together in a remote cabin with killers closing in, trust is all we have. Our marriage was supposed to be fake. A legal arrangement. Temporary. So why does it feel like the most real thing in my life? When staying alive means staying together, can a marriage born from desperation become something worth dying for? less