Dead Center — Susan Sleeman

Everyone has a secret...When forensic photographer Ainsley Duncan's brother is arrested for murder, she works hard to exonerate him through her contacts, but nothing clears his name until she happens upon a long-buried secret involving Grady Houston--the Veritas Center's ballistics, firearms, and explosives expert. Grady's worked hard to keep this secret buried for years and doesn't want it coming out, so he balks at her request to help find the real killer and free her brother.But not all secrets lead to murder.But when someone takes a dead center shot at Ainsley, Grady has no choice but to expose his past and let the consequences fall where they may. Even if he loses the job he loves and even if the woman who is capturing his heart wants nothing to do with him after she learns his secret. He won't back down from helping Ainsley free her brother, and they find themselves in a race for their lives to solve the murder before the deadly killer strikes again.