Pregnant, homeless, and alone, China Brown is a survivor. But when she becomes the accidental witness to a murder, the killer shoots her in cold blood. She recovers—but loses the baby.Hard-bitten police officer Ben English is on the case, chasing the high and mighty of Dallas society, media, and politics. The murder victim had just snapped the photo of a lifetime. Inexplicably taken with China from the first moment he sees her, Ben vows to protect her as they track down the merciless killer. But can China place her trust in Ben?Butterfly is a heart-breaking, emotional, and in the end liberating story of murder, romance, and rebirth.
Olivia Sealy was two years old when she was kidnapped and her parents murdered. No suspects. No arrests. Decades later, Olivia’s past comes back to haunt her when a child’s skeleton is discovered in a hidden wall—a child with whom Olivia shares a unique family trait.
With the help of Detective Trey Bonney, Olivia is pulled deeper into the mystery and into the rekindling of her love for Trey as she tries to connect the events of her past and present, and in the process find out who she really is. Will the vengeful killer be caught? Or will the secrets remain buried for good…
First published in 2005 under the name Dinah McCall, Bloodlines is still a fan favorite for lovers of romantic suspense novels.