Half Past Dead (2006)

Kat doesn't want any trouble . . . but the body count's rising faster than the Mississippi

No one in Twin Oaks knows about the risky deal Kaitlin Wells cut with the Feds for her release. But everyone remembers her scandalous arrest for stealing money from the Mercury Bank. Now, three years later, Kat has come home to catch the real thieves and prove her innocence. Trouble is, some powerful folks don't want her digging up the past . . . or getting friendly with new sheriff Justin Radner. But some laws can't be ignored -- like white-hot attraction. And soon determined Kat and her handsome, daring lawman are risking love and life to expose the lies that will bring down a murderer . . . before the killer strikes again.

"A roller-coaster ride of passion, romance and edge-of-your-seat suspense." -- Kristen Hannah on Better Off Dead

"The name Meryl Sawyer is synonymous with exceptional romantic suspense." -- Romantic Times