The Faces of Dawn — Lynn Erickson

HER LIFE WAS AT A CROSSROADS...

But Alexandra Crawford took comfort in the prediction that she'd easily recognize her predestined path. Jake Brannigan kept getting in her way.

Retired at forty-two from the police force, Jake projected the air of a big-city cop gone cynical. Still, he was fascinated by Alex, the deputy county attorney for Sedona, Arizona, and her determination to crack the peculiar case of Joseph Twelvetrees.

Jake had his own ideas -- about the case, and against falling in love again. But Alex knew better. His body could not lie to her, nor his whispered words.