Joanna Grey fills the syringe's chamber with deadly poison, again and again. She's murdered before, and she'll murder again. Intelligent, educated, and beautiful, she's a killer no one suspects. At 35, Rylee Hayes is a respected homicide detective whose closest companions are her grandparents, her coonhound, and her partner-in that order. Having all but given up on love, she hasn't seen Kenzie Bigham, the one who got away back in college, in years. At 34, Kenzie Bigham is a single mother raising a 13-year-old, a church secretary, and a woman who's spent much of her adult life quietly wrestling with her own sexuality. When Rylee's newest case leads her to Kenzie's congregation, their paths finally cross again. As old feelings resurface, they'll discover that time may have granted them a second chance at love-just as Joanna sets her sights on her next victim. To have Kenzie, Rylee will have to outmatch a serial killer who's proven herself a formidable opponent.