Falling for the Accused: A Slow Burn, Forced Proximity, Forbidden Love Romance

By Kristy Mallory

Falling for a suspect could cost him everything.

Gemma Milani has rebuilt her life, putting her past as a sex worker behind and chasing her dream of becoming a nurse to help recovering addicts like her. When her mother's fatal illness puts them in debt, she returns to the world she thought she escaped. Now, she's accused of murdering her ex-dealer - a man who was blackmailing her. She's innocent, but the evidence is stacked against her.

Constable Matt Foster lives to get justice for crime victims, driven by the memory of a birth mother he never knew. When Gemma is accused of murder, he's torn.The facts point to her guilt, but his intuition tells him she isn't a killer.

When True North Security steps in to help clear Gemma's name, she becomes a target. WIth her life in danger, Matt and Gemma find safety in a remote mountain cabin. Living together, sharing a bed, they grow closer and they can't deny their attraction.

As the investigation links the murder to corrupt cops and a mysterious crime boss, the danger escalates. With no one but each other to rely on, Matt and Gemma have no choice but to trust each other to survive.

If they make it out alive, can Matt convince Gemma her past doesn't define their future?

This book features tropes including forced proximity, only one bed, forbidden love, and a St. Bernard hero.

CW: mentions past drug addiction, coerced sex work, police corruption, and other difficult subject matter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1069437808
• ISBN13: 9781069437808
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Harbourview Publishing
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"