When newswoman Britt Shelley wakes up to find herself in bed with Jay Burgess, a star detective in the Charleston PD, she remembers nothing of how she got there—or how Jay wound up dead. Handsome, hard-partying Jay was one of four heroic city officials who risked their lives five years earlier to lead others to safety from a catastrophic fire. His lifelong friend, Raley Gannon, was later assigned to investigate the blaze. But Raley never finished the inquiry because one calamitous night his career was destroyed by scandal. Now, the newswoman whose biased reporting helped bring about Raley's downfall might be his only chance to vindicate himself and get justice for the fire's victims. But the more Raley and Britt discover about that fateful day, the more perilous the situation becomes, until they're not only chasing the truth but running for their lives.

This was a great one.
A very intense and intertwined and unexpecting story line. I enjoyed the mystery and my inability to solve the crime until the last moments possible. Brown was able to pull of the unexpected and male it believable. The romance is rather so so. Not sure I'm a believer of five day romance. But it's a great read with a great ending.

Will be set on the trading shelf with hopes of finding another reader / home.