Hunted in the Silence
(2026)(The fourth book in the Blackridge Detectives series)
A novel by J C Valentine
Ten years after escaping a trafficker, Brynn Holt built a life saving others. Now he’s found her—and only a rule-breaking FBI agent can keep her alive.
Trafficked at fourteen, Brynn escaped at seventeen and never looked back. Until a terrified teenager arrives seeking help—and Brynn recognizes the methods. Her trafficker is still operating. Still hunting. And he’s been looking for the one who got away.
FBI Agent Cole Maddox has seen too many victims. Lost his sister to a predator. But Brynn isn’t just another case—she’s the strongest survivor he’s ever met. And falling for a woman under FBI protection violates every rule he’s sworn to uphold.
When her trafficker discovers Brynn’s location, the safe house becomes a battlefield. Cole must choose: his career or her life. Go rogue or play it safe. Risk everything for the woman who’s shown him what’s worth fighting for.
Because Marcus Devlin doesn’t forgive. And loving an FBI agent who might lose everything to save her? That’s a risk Brynn never planned to take.
Fans of Melinda Leigh and Rebecca Zanetti will devour this forbidden love romantic suspense.
Scroll up and ONE-CLICK to start Cole and Brynn’s heart-stopping journey now!
Forbidden love. Trauma survivors. A trafficker’s revenge. SECRETS IN THE SHADOWS features a fierce advocate rebuilding lives, the FBI agent who breaks every rule for her, and the found family that makes Blackridge home. Part of the Blackridge Detectives series—each book is a complete romance with HEA. Contains open-door intimate scenes and themes involving human trafficking.
Genre: Mystery
Trafficked at fourteen, Brynn escaped at seventeen and never looked back. Until a terrified teenager arrives seeking help—and Brynn recognizes the methods. Her trafficker is still operating. Still hunting. And he’s been looking for the one who got away.
FBI Agent Cole Maddox has seen too many victims. Lost his sister to a predator. But Brynn isn’t just another case—she’s the strongest survivor he’s ever met. And falling for a woman under FBI protection violates every rule he’s sworn to uphold.
When her trafficker discovers Brynn’s location, the safe house becomes a battlefield. Cole must choose: his career or her life. Go rogue or play it safe. Risk everything for the woman who’s shown him what’s worth fighting for.
Because Marcus Devlin doesn’t forgive. And loving an FBI agent who might lose everything to save her? That’s a risk Brynn never planned to take.
Fans of Melinda Leigh and Rebecca Zanetti will devour this forbidden love romantic suspense.
Scroll up and ONE-CLICK to start Cole and Brynn’s heart-stopping journey now!
Forbidden love. Trauma survivors. A trafficker’s revenge. SECRETS IN THE SHADOWS features a fierce advocate rebuilding lives, the FBI agent who breaks every rule for her, and the found family that makes Blackridge home. Part of the Blackridge Detectives series—each book is a complete romance with HEA. Contains open-door intimate scenes and themes involving human trafficking.
Genre: Mystery