Killing Fear: Number 1 in series Brennan, Allison

Seven years ago, Theodore Glenn nearly killed Robin McKenna. Now he's escaped from death row with one name on his lips: hers. Robin's spent years learning to fight back — she's a self-defense instructor, she's armed, and she's not running. But Glenn's hunting methodically through everyone she's ever cared about, and the body count is rising. Enter ex-cop Trinity Kincaid, assigned to protect her. He's got his own ghosts, his own reasons for leaving the force, and a growing attachment to the woman he's supposed to keep at arm's length. Allison Brennan delivers a taut romantic thriller where survival instinct collides with justice, vengeance, and the kind of heat that only builds under pressure. First in the Predator trilogy.