Can she trust him with her case and her heart? The last time Detective Genie Green let a man humiliate her was her college sweetheart. Yet, when former high school lothario Rafael Santiago returns to town as the consulting detective on her case, Genie's rule of never allowing another man to best her is challenged. Can she trust him long enough to solve this case and get the glory? Rafa can't seem to outrun his delinquent past. When the Snakes, a criminal organization he used to belong to, begin murdering people from his hometown, he has a chance to right some of his past wrongs. Will arresting the murderers be enough to redeem him, or will a certain beautiful detective pay the ultimate price instead? An interracial romantic suspense with a bit of faith weaved in.