Wicked Times — Lily Harper Hart

Detective Jack Harker and Shadow Lake's resident witch Ivy Morgan are finally on the right romantic track â€" and they're officially going on their first date. While eating dinner in a neighboring town, a police officer is shot and killed on the street â€" and when the ballistics come back, Jack realizes his tortured past is still part of his tumultuous present. Jack's demons are on display, and he's in danger from an old enemy's grudge and a current enemy's vengeance. He's worried that Ivy is going to be caught in the crossfire, and when those concerns come to fruition, he takes a step back. Ivy isn't a normal woman â€" or witch â€" and she's not about to let Jack go through this alone. When Jack can't stay away, and Ivy refuses to give him the space he only thinks he needs, this duo finally gives in to temptation. Now they just have to survive â€" and save a lost soul in the process â€" to be able to look forward to a promising future.