Missing Persons- A Young Investigations Novel (Paperback)

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Some people go missing by accident. Others choose to disappear.

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Attorney Wesley Payne has watched Private Investigator Yvette Young retreat from the world since losing her fiancé three years ago. When he brings her a missing person case that should be routine, he's hoping that working together might crack the armor she's built around herself.

A missing construction worker. A desperate wife. What starts as a simple trace job becomes something far more dangerous when they realize nothing about the case is what it seems.

Edward Foster vanished four years ago, leaving behind twin sons and a wife struggling to survive. Now his dying father's will hangs in the balance—millions of dollars that could change everything, if Edward can be found alive. 

From Atlanta's shadows to the Oregon coast, Yvette and Wesley uncover a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of power. Someone is willing to kill to keep their secrets buried, and Edward holds the key to bringing them down.

As the case unravels, Yvette faces her greatest challenge yet. The danger closing in around them is nothing compared to the way Wesley makes her remember what it feels like to want something more than to merely exist. 

Missing Persons is a romantic mystery set in Atlanta, with complicated characters, a slow-burn romance, and a case that refuses to stay simple.

Recommended for fans of: Beverly Jenkins, Brenda Jackson, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Iris Bolling, Christina C. Jones

Content Advisory

• Grief and loss, mental health themes including panic attacks and PTSD, gun violence and danger, disappearance and abduction, corruption and cover-ups, infidelity, military trauma, explicit sexual content, strong language
• Heat Level: Explicit

Romance Tropes

• Slow Burn
• Workplace Romance
• Military/Veteran Romance
• Friends to Lovers
• Protective Hero
• Strong Heroine
• Romantic Suspense

Series: Standalone (Ruby’s spinoff)

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