Born in Blood — L.F. Crawford

When Jane Blackwood loses her job and Nelson shows up on her doorstep with two homicide detectives on his heels, it's only the beginning of a roller coaster ride of twists and turns that leads Jane to suspect Nelson might be a killer. Torn between her fierce loyalty and love for the only person who ever protected her, and obeying the law, Jane accepts Nelson's reassurances and tries to protect him from Detectives MacCaffrey and Clark, who are after evidence to put him away. But it just may be Jane who needs protecting.