Book Description
Attorney Sarah Rand returns home from abroad to discover she is a dead woman. In shocked disbelief she realizes the murder victim mistakenly identified as her was really her best friend. No one knows Sarah's still alive -- except the killers still hunting her down. Alone and on the run, Sarah desperately seaches for answers. Why has her boss and mentor, a prominent local judge, been arrested for the crime? What does she have or know that's worth killing for? And what are the most powerful people in exclusive Newport -- a senator, a dying professor and his embittered wife, a top-notch security expert and a cadre of criminals -- determined to hide? With danger closing in, Sarah is forced to turn to Owen Dean, a man she barely knows -- a man who has secrets of his own. But what she needs to stay alive . . . is someone she can trust.

FROM OUR EDITORS

Trust Me Once by Jan Coffey marks the contemporary romance debut of the writing team of Jim and Nikoo McGoldrick, who also write award-winning historical romances as May McGoldrick. Life is full of surprises, but some lives are definitely more full than others. When Sarah Rand returns home from vacation, she's surprised to discover she's a dead woman. Somehow, while she was abroad, her best friend was murdered, and the body was mistakenly identified as hers. Only the killer knows that Sarah is still alive and, if he has anything to say about it, she won't remain so for very much longer. To make matters worse, Sarah's mentor, a local judge, has been charged with her murder, the cops are not to be trusted, and some of the most powerful people in Newport are involved in the cover up. The only person she can turn to is Owen Dean -- a man whose only qualifications as hero come from his role on a hit TV cop show. It isn't easy for Sarah to trust a virtual stranger, even one who offers help when she so desperately needs it -- especially when she learns the man has secrets of his own. Jan Coffey's debut features tight plotting, hot action, and enough twists to keep Sarah and Owen running...right into each other's arms.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Attorney Sarah Rand returns home from abroad to discover she is a dead woman. In shocked disbelief she realizes the murder victim mistakenly identified as her was really her best friend. No one knows Sarah's still alive — except the killers still hunting her down.

Alone and on the run, Sarah desperately seaches for answers. Why has her boss and mentor, a prominent local judge, been arrested for the crime? What does she have or know that's worth killing for? And what are the most powerful people in exclusive Newport — a senator, a dying professor and his embittered wife, a top-notch security expert and a cadre of criminals — determined to hide?