Book excerpt: McKenzie Ridge, small town, big secrets... deadly truths. Killers hide in plain sight while danger lurks at every curve in the rugged mountain town where love… and lives, are on the line. From USA Today Bestselling Author Stephanie St. Klaire comes a shocking suspense set filled with danger, destiny and dry humor. The five-star McKenzie Ridge series will leave you on the edge of your seat, each twist and turn going darker and deeper as the saga continues to take you hostage with every jaw dropping discovery. Book 4, Fearless: Readers are calling USA Today Bestselling Author Stephanie St. Klaire a master at romantic suspense and shocking plot twists - this installment is case and point. Fearless continues to raise the bar in this 5-star series, McKenzie Ridge. This series just doesn’t stop entertaining from start to finish! All FIVE books are available now! Lives are left hanging in the balance when tragedy strikes… Everly Shaw is a spontaneous girl at heart who throws caution to the wind, the only risk she won’t gamble on… love. When the walls begin to close in, she’s forced to battle demons she thought were buried long ago. Everly must face her past in order to have the future she never knew she wanted - until life tosses her a curveball...or two. Doctor Mason Charles knows exactly what he wants, and it’s Nurse Everly Shaw. The only problem, she doesn’t do relationships, but she will do late nights and secret rendezvous. Doc is a patient man, but is he patient enough to wait for her change of heart, which may or may not happen? Twists of fate, destiny, and maybe a little luck are all he needs to be a hero to the one person who ends up needing him most. He saves lives in the emergency room, but can he heal old wounds and a broken heart? Wrongs become right, relationships unfold, and mysteries resolve only to find that good is being threatened by evil. Lives are at risk when danger hides under the cloak of friendship. Will McKenzie Ridge be planning a wedding, or will it suffer yet another heartbreaking funeral? Book 5, Redemption: From USA Today Bestselling Author Stephanie St. Klaire comes the breathtaking conclusion to this thrilling 5-star series, McKenzie Ridge. In this final installment, reader favorite Blake Cooper faces his toughest challenge, Jessie Clarke. There’s only one problem - they don’t know what they’re up against until it’s right in front of them. All FIVE standalone books are available now! Sometimes you have to face your past to overcome it - even when it’s dangerous… Underneath her foul mouth and tough exterior, firefighter Jessie Clarke is hiding something... A secret that could not only endanger her but destroy all those she loves in the small mountain town she calls home. She has worked hard for nearly a decade to overcome the trauma of her past, rising above the ashes to become a strong, and independent woman. Blake Cooper, sexy police chief of McKenzie Ridge, is the perfect combination of rugged and good looks but he has secrets of his own. Secrets that could bring the strongest man to his knees. As a man of honor, he is dedicated to protect and serve the people in his town, even when he's forced to overstep boundaries that could come back to haunt him. Sparks fly when Jessie and Blake's love-hate relationship comes to a screeching halt and they’re forced to work together in order to stay alive. When the double edged sword of both their pasts catches up with them, will he be able to keep her safe? The secrets between them fuel the fire that's closing in, igniting a blaze that could consume not only them, but burn McKenzie Ridge to the ground.