DANGEROUS PAST: a clean romantic suspense (Northern Pines Suspense Book 1)

Dangerous Past is the first book in Roxanne Rustand's Northern Pines Suspense series. It is a clean, faith-friendly romantic suspense novel. Michael, a disillusioned attorney, seeks a quiet life in a small town. When his elderly aunt Bertie leaves for summer in Europe, he agrees to stay at her home on the shore of Briar Lake while he searches for a house and a location for his law practice. His plans change when he meets Lauren, a nervous stranger at the door who refuses to let him inside. Lauren has promised to care for Bertie's extensive collection of adopted animals for the summer—a promise she cannot break to the woman she has loved since childhood. However, she fears that living in close proximity to Michael could expose her troubled past. Complications intensify when someone from Lauren's past begins searching for her. This threat endangers not only her future with her young daughter but her life itself. As Michael and Lauren are forced together, the story explores whether opposites can find an unexpected chance at love while navigating suspense, humor, and hidden dangers.