Can't Keep a Bad Bride Down (Angel Crawford)
The third in Parker’s Angel Crawford bounty hunter series finds the heroine freshly engaged to hot pastor Justus Morgan while trying to forget a kiss with agent Maxim. Angel is drawn back into a case with Maxim involving her murdered uncle Pete, a missing witness-protection subject, a leak in local law-enforcement intel, and a suicide. As if that wasn’t enough, her mother and Justus’ church members are pushing her toward the altar. A recovery of the missing witness-protection man leads to a tragedy for a colleague, who was also romantically involved with Angel’s sister. These events spur Angel to conduct a demanding investigation in between caring for her daughter and appeasing her family and the church ladies, and the answers she finds end up complicating her life in a stunning and surprising development that will leave readers eager for the next installment. To follow the story, readers will need to read previous titles: Someone Bad and Something Blue (2012) and A Good Excuse to be Bad (2013). African American characters bring a refreshing new aspect to the popular bond-agent and police romantic-suspense genres. --Amy Alessio