Protect Wren. The minute that Jacob Jones receives the text from his brother, he springs into action. Wren Maye is the golden girl from his childhood, the star of his teenage fantasies, and the one woman who was always off limits to himâĶbecause she was his twin brotherâs girl. Over the years, he kept a careful distance from Wren because he knew she was the one person who could wreck his careful control.
Sheâs in danger, and heâs the only one who can save her.
Jacob arrives just in time to stop Wrenâs abduction. Now heâs going to be her shadow because Wren is the target of a killer bent on vengeance. Jacob has always maintained a careful distance between himself and Wrenâbut there is no room for distance any longer. There is danger. There is desire. There is a vicious obsession that will not end. So now, heâs just going to take what he wants. And, yes, he will damn well fight his brother for her. He will fight the world for her. She will be his. No one will hurt what belongs to him.
She thought he hated her. Now heâs being her hero.
What is a woman supposed to do? One minute, the delectable Jacob Jones is keeping an icy distance between them, and in the next instant, heâs saving her. Kissing her as if his life depends on the task, and swearing that heâll keep her safe from any and all threats. And in order to do that protection bit? He has to assume the role of his brother. Heâll be her lover. OrâĶat least Jacob mistakenly believes that was the role Ebenezer âEbâ Jones had in her life. Newsflashâshe has never belonged to Eb. How could she? For years, sheâs been hooked on Jacob. The intense and brooding twin who knows far too much about darkness.
A killer will use her to get vengeance.
It is Wrenâs connection to both Jacob and Eb that makes her the killerâs perfect target. He wants to kill her in order to punish the brothers. A life for a life. The twins will pay for their crimes. And they will pay by losing a woman who is so very important to them both. A friend to one. A lover to another. An ice-cold grave for them both to visit as they mourn for what they lost.
Vengeance is best served ice-cold. And desire? Itâs best when it burns red-hot.
Authorâs Note: A cold case from the past is about to shatter Jacobâs world. If he canât team up with the Ice Breakers and solve this case, he may lose the woman who has been his life-long obsession. The woman who owns his heart. Get ready for another Ice Breaker Cold Case RomanceâĶdanger, steam, a hero who will not fight his desire any longer. Be careful when you wake the beast. Because he will fight like hell for the woman he wants.
Cynthia Eden is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReaderÂ