Beneath Dark Waters (A New Orleans Novel)

Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. Theres no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P. Kaj Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and hes already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case thats made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for their protection services. A veteran Marine, Val Sorensen is glad to have found a new career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo reminds her whyVal is a kick ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boyand his handsome father. But when the high-stakes investigation reveals an explosive network of crime through a revived drug gang, lingering deep-seated corruption in the NOPD, and a group of murderers-for-hire targeting Kaj, Elijah, and his star client, theyre all left scrambling for safety