Hidden Tears at Lake Cascade

Book excerpt: Samantha Collins is a young homicide detective in South Carolina; she relocated from New Jersey after spending a weekend there during college. Missing her younger sister Vanessa; she persuades her to relocate from New Jersey to attend graduate school. Almost immediately after Vanessa moves in with her, their life seems to be a roller coaster ride after Vanessa meets a young man name Bryan. Bryan, who is white, an aspiring medical student and star quarterback comes from a wealthy family and is smitten by Vanessas beauty the moment he stares into her eyes. Samantha who is blindsided by her partners addiction to alcohol is disappointed shes unable to spend as much time with Vanessa after being assigned one of Tims (her partners) unsolved case. This unsolved murder mystery leads her on the path to dangerous territory. Because of this, Vanessa who falls for Bryan also begins to spend more time with him and ignores controlling warning signs. As time passes on Samantha is unnerved the homicide shes investigating is more intertwined in her sisters life than she could ever imagine