"There's no safe place for a child to hide when the danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor Kaj Jean-Pierre Cardozo has lived in New Orleans for only six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that has made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for its protection services. Veteran Marine Val Sorensen is glad to have found a career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment, as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo, reminds her why--Val is a kick-ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boy--and his handsome father. But when the high-stakes investigation reveals an explosive network of crime through a revived drug gang, lingering deep-seated corruption in the NOPD, and a group of murderers-for-hire targeting Kaj, Elijah, and Kaj's star client, they're all left scrambling for safety..."-- Back cover.
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