Cold Season — Leslie Tentler

He called, Matt. It was him.  When Lainie Childers receives a phone call from her ex-husband once believed to be dead, she calls Asheville Police Detective Matt Reyes for help.  Matt has a long history with Lainie's ex, Cody, beginning with their being friends since childhood. But that was before Cody began his slow unraveling that ended in a murder and him faking his own death to elude prison. Matt has been on the hunt for Cody ever since.  It also turns out Matt has been carrying a torch for Lainie for nearly as long as he's known Cody...something the possessive Cody knows too.  When a love triangle involves a gun, who will be left alive?   ** Please note that this is a SHORT STORY and is available in ebook format only.