Kismet by Nicky James

A new standalone police suspense story from Nicky James. Two men with broken pasts, circling a serial killer investigation and falling for each other.

From the blurb:

My name is Dominique Chevalier, and I am broken. Two years ago, a beloved part of me died. Angelique was everything, but she left me alone.
Alone with an infant, a broken heart, unimaginable pain, and a promise that I’ll never forget.
After relocating and taking a job as Ottawa’s chief forensic pathologist, I find purpose.
I find escape from the anguish that threatens to drown me.
I find him.
Detective Kobe Haven is everything I can’t have but everything I want.
Our paths cross when we are called to investigate a murder. Kobe is charming, smart, and relentless, but I can’t move on. I’m not ready. Before I know what’s happening, he’s under my skin, inside my veins, warming a special place in my heart.
I can’t turn him off.
He’s all I think about.
But do I really know him?
Does he really know me?
As the case unravels and the bodies pile up, true feelings surface.
Winter storms rage. Spring is nothing more than a feverish wish on a cold night. Eternally out of reach.
Or is it?
Is Kobe someone I can trust?
Is he someone I can love?

**This is an MM romantic mystery. The case under investigation deals with heavy, possibly triggering topics. A list of content warnings can be found on my website.**


SNik's review:

Standalone. Mystery suspense. Coworkers. Single parent. Dual POV. Heed content warnings. 

Detective Kobe Haven has a crush on the new forensic pathologist, and when a series of murders seem to be connected, Kobe and Dominique are thrust into close working quarters while navigating a possibility of a new relationship. 

A well written story with police procedural elements and a darker delve into the ethics of vigilante justice. Both Dominique and Kobe are intriguing characters with difficult backstories, both intelligent and deserving of the connection that they make. Boy though, there’s a twist, and it really threw me for a loop. A riveting story, although I do wish we spent more time with Dominique and Kobe on page together as they build their relationship. The ending was heart wrenching and brought tears to my eyes, and in my head I envision an HEA for them as the book ends with more of an HFN. 


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