Lost in the Wind

She had survived. She could survive. She would survive again.. After a brutal assault and cancer as a teenager, Dr. Nikkie Jean Netorre wouldn’t let herself be called a victim. Nikkie Jean isn’t a victim—she is a survivor.. Now a pediatric surgical resident at the best teaching hospital in Texas, Nikkie Jean knows there’s nothing she can’t make it through if she just keeps going.. Until a patient dies, and Nikkie Jean turns to the one man she shouldn’t.. His arms felt perfect around her. For just a little while. But it is only for that one night. Dr. Caine Alvaro’s past was just as painful as Nikkie Jean’s. He isn’t looking for a relationship any more than Nikkie Jean is.. But actions have consequences—a lesson Nikkie Jean and Caine had both learned long ago. There are consequences for them now, too. Big ones.. But just as they are coming to terms with their new reality, another surgeon is watching—a man harboring decades-old secrets. And a willingness to kill to keep them safe.. When Nikkie Jean sees something she shouldn’t, he has no choice but to clean up his own mess.. And failure isn’t an option…. . LOST IN THE WIND is the first book in the FINLEY CREEK: DISASTER trilogy and is a full-length romantic suspense novel. The Finley Creek series contains a large cast of characters, overlapping storylines, multiple scenes of violence, adventure, dark criminal behavior, cursing by heroes, heroines and villains, a few mild-to-moderate love scenes, and references to subject matter that may distress some readers, including assaults, baby trafficking, childhood cancers, abductions, mass shootings, child abuse and other dark themes.