Very good book with fantastic suspense. I really liked both Cara and Mason. Cara runs a women's clinic where she assists women who are pregnant and helps them find homes for their babies if they want to go the adoption route. Someone has started murdering and mutilating these women and Mason is the detective assigned to the case. He and Cara had had a brief romance before he walked away from her. He was stunned to find her pregnant and even more so to find out that the baby is his. Cara is very independent and had planned to raise her child on her own. Mason had made it clear he didn't want a relationship with anyone so she hadn't told him about the baby. Seeing him again makes her realize that she had never stopped loving him and she wanted him back in her life. Mason had walked away from Cara because the intensity of his feelings spooked him. He was also aware of the prejudice that still existed against Native Americans and he didn't want to expose her to that darkness. Seeing Cara again and knowing that she is in danger shows him that he still cares about her. He doesn't want to walk out of her life again. He also wants to be a real father to his child unlike the man who deserted his mother. Before he can do that he has to keep Cara safe and find the man who is targeting her. The action never stopped from the first pages to the last. There are some fantastic twists and turns to the mystery that really kept me guessing. ( )

In Herron’s romantic suspense novel, Detective Mason Blackpaw is dedicated to his job. When he discovers a dead body at the Bucking Bronc Lodge, he’s forced to face the woman he left behind—a very pregnant Dr. Cara Winchester.

Their romance was brief but intense, and when is it was over, Blackpaw walked away unaware that he had left a part of himself behind. Now a killer was kidnapping her patient’s babies and Mason was there to ensure justice at all costs.

A strong addition to the Bucking Bronc Lodge series. ( )