Book 13 Fatal Invasion
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First the fire, then the heat…
A brutal home invasion. Two small, traumatized survivors who may have witnessed the horror.
Lieutenant Sam Holland has never worked a case quite like this one, in which her eye-witnesses are five-year-old twins.
But when Sam steps up in a big way for them, she risks her heart as much as her career.
While Sam and her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, go to battle in more ways than one for her tiny witnesses, her colleague Sergeant Tommy “Gonzo” Gonzales battles his own demons.
Months of unbearable grief and despair come to a head in an unimaginable way that threatens Gonzo’s status with the department and his relationship with his fiancée, Christina.
With trouble both at Metro PD headquarters and on the case, Sam struggles to keep her priorities straight at home and at work while trying not to lose her heart to her latest crime victims.
More about the story…
We meet Aubrey and Alden Armstrong after their parents are killed in a tragic home invasion and fire.
The investigation quickly focuses on the business partner that threatened to kill Jameson Armstrong and forced the family into hiding.
Nick is preparing for a trip to Europe and wants Sam to go with him.
Alex is sick, and Gonzo is missing because he’s high on pills. He ends up in rehab.
Elin and Freddie get married at the Naval Observatory, the official residence of the Vice President.
Sam and Nick become guardians to Alden and Aubrey.
We are introduced to Elijah, Alden and Aubrey’s older brother and guardian, who agrees to let Sam and Nick to care for the twins, who they begin to refer to as “The Littles.” Their late mother’s sister wants custody, too, but Elijah chooses to leave the children with the Cappuanos.
Dr. Harry Flynn and Sam’s chief of staff, Lilia Von Nostrand go public as a couple.
Characters
Recurring Marked with **
**Samantha “Sam” Holland, Lieutenant, Commander, Homicide Division, Metro PD
**Nicholas “Nick” Cappuano, Vice President of the United States
Jameson Armstrong, (also known as Griffin Beauclair in hiding) husband of Cleo, father of Elijah, Aubrey and Alden, victim of home invasion/fire, deceased in Fatal Invasion
Cleo Armstrong (Beauclair), wife of Jameson, mother of Aubrey and Alden, victim of home invasion/fire, deceased in Fatal Invasion
**Aubrey Armstrong (Beauclair), daughter of Jameson and Cleo
**Alden Armstrong (Beauclair), son of Jameson and Cleo
**Elijah Armstrong (Beauclair), son of Jameson and Margaret Armstrong, brother to Aubrey and Alden
Duke Piermont, Jameson’s former business partner
Dave Gorton, Jameson’s former business partner
Mrs. Rhodes, Social Worker, George Washington University Hospital
Beatrice Reeve, director of Armstrong children’s school
Lauren Morton, neighbor of Armstrong family
Janice McMillian, neighbor of Armstrong family
**Dolores Finklestein, Social Worker, Child and Family Services, District of Columbia
Margaret Armstrong, Jameson’s first wife, mother of Elijah
Kinsley Duncan, Director of Human Resources at APG, Jameson’s former company
Marlene Peters, witness
Emma Knoff, President of the Parent Teacher Organization at Northwest Academy
**Monique Lawson, aunt to Alden and Aubrey
**Robert Lawson, Marlene’s husband
**Leslie Dennis, Cleo’s mother, grandmother to Alden and Aubrey
**Chad Dennis, Cleo’s father, grandfather to Alden and Aubrey
Victor Klein, suspect
Alden Jenkins, friend of Klein’s
Danny Baker, friend of Klein’s
Luisa Sanchez, housekeeper in Kalorama neighborhood
**Milagros Cortez, housekeeper to Armstrong family