Cold-blooded predators lurk in the Evergladesand not all of them are gators When Jesse Crane returned to his roots to serve on the Miccosukee police force, hed hoped to leave behind the violence of the city and the memories of his murdered wife. But bodies start to pile up in Jesses corner of the sultry Florida swampland? As he probes these crimes, Jesse is drawn to the beautiful Lorena Fortier, a new hire at the local gator farm and research facility. Lorena is a little too interested in Jesses investigation, but before he can uncover her true motives, theyre both pulled into a dangerous web of greed, ambition and animal cunning. To survive, theyll have to decide whether they can trust each other?before the hunters become the hunted. BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME! The Sheriff of Shelter Valley by USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Six months ago, Beth woke up with no memory of her past, a bruised face and a little boy who called her Mama.