Checking It Twice

Joss Mercer can take a hit. She can run a roller derby league, keep a failing skate shop alive, and get back up when the whole world is watching. What she can't do is explain the eleven thousand dollars that appeared in the Crucible's accounts under her signature. Julian Rourke has been sent to audit the league, not fall for its formidable captain. He trusts records more than people, and the records point straight at Joss. But the closer he looks, the more he sees a woman someone knows well enough to frame. Then a man connected to the money turns up dead. With the Christmas charity bout approaching and the Crucible's future on the line, Joss and Julian have to follow a trail neither of them wants to believe. Working together means letting Julian see the weakness Joss has hidden for decades. For Julian, it means deciding how much of his carefully ordered life he'll risk for her. Someone inside the Crucible knows exactly where Joss is vulnerable, and they're counting on her never looking closely enough to find out.