First to Die — Cris Anson

Secrets, as they say, have a way of coming out. When beautiful consultant Tamara Hart delivers her recommendations to upgrade a family-held golf course, she unwittingly lifts the lid on a stew of secrets that have been simmering away for years. Secrets that can kill. Unexpected and unwelcome is the immediate sexual attraction Tamara feels for Simon Sutcliffe, the wounded, grieving second son of her employer and benefactor-an attraction neither can deny nor ignore in spite of the emotional baggage they both carry. As Tamara and Simon gradually succumb to the erotic and emotional pull, placing the first healing balms on the soul-deep wounds they both carry, secrets from the past flood back, threatening them and those they love. But more than love is at stake. No one is safe. Surprising alliances, deadly motives and a rash of murders follow as the killer plows a deadly path. A spate of increasingly vengeful attacks leave Tamara in no doubt that she is the next target in the killer's crosshairs. Reader Advisory: This book contains explicit sex scenes. Publisher Note: Previously published elsewhere under another title but has been extensively revised.