Unfortunately, the news she brings to him this night knocks him off his feet and sets him on a mission that will eventually turn dangerous not only for him, but for his small group of friends and even, Avery. She is lovely inside and out and Jonah adores her. This night, however, it’s just him and the storm until his neighbor, Marla, happens by. It didn’t work out so well before, but Avery is so bright and gorgeous that the temptation to take a chance and tell Avery how he really feels is getting stronger every day. Jonah is very wary of falling for anyone, of giving his heart away again. Of course, there’s also Avery, his intern, and he more than counter balances any antagonism from the boss. Unfortunately, the job brings along with it a boss, Trexler, who seems to have nothing more than contempt for Jonah.

Being a criminal analyst for the Bureau is rewarding and, despite not carrying a gun, Jonah still feels like he’s somehow righting the many wrongs from his past. That’s really the reason why he took the job his Aunt Ellie got for him with the GBI.

It’s not that the families whose sons and husbands he lead into an ambush haven’t forgiven him, it’s more like he hasn’t forgiven himself. Returning home from Afghanistan brought with it a bushel of guilt that Jonah carries around with him. He can recall sitting with his grandmother and her talking with him during some spectacular storms in the past. The chill of danger merges with the heat of desire, forming a deadly superstorm.Jonah loves caramel flavored bugles almost as much as he likes watching the lightning during a thunderstorm. Over the past eight months, Jonah has soared closer and closer to Avery’s flame until the thing he’s feared the most becomes the one he can’t live without. Then came Avery Bradford, a man whose warmth and sunshine infuses Jonah’s battered soul and challenges his resistance. For a decade, he has embraced solitude as his penance for a past mistake.

To love is to lose: a lesson Jonah has learned the hard way. Continuing the investigation could have fatal consequences for Jonah and everyone he holds dear, including his irresistible intern. When the Sinister in Savannah team delves into the thirty-eight-year-old murder of a drag queen, they quickly discover that the story doesn’t end with the alleged killer’s confession in 1995. Jonah’s life revolves around three principles: a man’s word is his oath, friendships are priceless gifts, and love is for other people. By night, he produces Sinister in Savannah, an investigative podcast, with his two best friends. John is a criminal analyst for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations.

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