Worth Dying For — Rita Herron

One man wants to kill her...the other will die to protect her...

Just when the residents of Slaughter Creek think they're safe, a sadistic serial killer strikes. Someone they're calling “The Dissector.” Someone who keeps his victims' body parts as gruesome trophies...

Special Agent Liz Lucas has been on leave, recovering from the trauma of her last case. But returning to find the Dissector will demand extra caution -- especially with her former lover Special Agent Rafe Hood leading the investigation. The last time the two worked together, passions ran high and Liz nearly lost her life.

Now, even though their attraction is more magnetic than ever, Liz and Rafe must resist getting involved again and focus on stopping this crazed killer. But as the body count rises and the Dissector's kills become more personal, Rafe soon realizes that Liz may be his next victim...