She is a two-time RITA finalist ( Surrender, Defiant) and a three-time Daphne du Maurier finalist (I-Team series). A single mother with two grown sons and two cats, she writes historical romance and contemporary romantic suspense within view of Colorado’s beautiful Rocky Mountains. In 2011, she was honored by the Colorado Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists with their Keeper of the Flame Lifetime Achievement Award for her work. Along the way, she and her team won numerous state and national honors, including the First Amendment Award and the National Journalism Award for Public Service. USA Today best-selling author Pamela Clare began her writing career as a columnist and investigative reporter and eventually became the first woman editor-in-chief of two different newspapers.

When it becomes clear that Mia is the killer’s true target, she must trust Joaquin with a secret that could ruin her. As their passion explodes, danger draws ever closer. Mia can’t help it when the heat between her and Joaquin melts away her preconceptions. Unable to resist the pull between them, Joaquin stands by her, only to find himself snared in the killer’s net as well. Someone is killing soldiers-and trying to pin the blame on her. Though the police consider her a suspect, he’s sure she’s innocent. When he meets Mia while shooting a crime scene, he immediately sees beyond her cold exterior to the vulnerable woman beneath. Still, the universe must have a sick sense of humor because it keeps throwing her together with Joaquin, making the desire she feels for him harder and harder to resist.Īs a Pulitzer Prize-winning news photographer, Joaquin has everything a single, straight guy could want-except the right woman. Joaquin Ramirez might be sexy, but in her experience, photojournalists only want to make a buck off other people’s suffering. She isn’t looking for a relationship, especially not with an intrusive photojournalist. Former US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for herself in Denver, far away from camel spiders and sand-and the terrible secrets of her first deployment to Iraq.

Deadly Intent by Pamela Clare