The only way she can cope with what happened to her is saving as many lives as possible. Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky, she was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won’t let her. Gideon Barlow travels the country working with police departments on the most depraved of cases, its his way of coping with his own loss. When he meets Sapphire, the attraction is instantaneous, and he's committed to the challenge of winning her over. But if he can't help her realize that there is more to life than her job, she might end up losing not just her chance at happiness but her life as well.

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life. Ruby Hatcher escaped human traffickers, and she has her life back, but a nagging voice at the back of her mind keeps telling her the world would be a better place without her in it. When a home invasion throws her together with Detective Judah Willow, she learns that she's not as alone as she thought. Judah wants to ask Ruby out, but he knows about her traumatic past and won't push her into doing something she isn't ready for. But when Ruby gets mixed up in his latest case, he is determined not only to keep her safe but also to prove to her that not all men treat women like property. Earning her trust and her heart will push him to confront his own turbulent past, but if it helps Ruby, it's worth it. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜ CRUSHED RUBY is the second book in the Broken Gems series by USA Today bestselling author Jane Blythe. Murder, mystery, suspense, and love in this thrilling romantic suspense! Each book in the series can be read as a standalone but reading in order is encouraged, a guaranteed HEA! Other books in the series Cracked Sapphire - Sapphire and Gideon's story Crushed Ruby - Ruby and Judah's story Fractured Diamond - Diamond and Elijah's story coming June 1st 2020 Shattered Amethyst - coming August 3rd 2020 Splintered Emerald - coming October 5th 2020

The thing that helped her heal becomes the thing that puts her in danger. Diamond Hatcher's ordeal at the hand of human traffickers left her turning into herself, expressing through her paintings what she cannot put into words. But she doesn't want to live in the shadows anymore, only when she took the biggest risk of her life letting Detective Elijah Newton know she was interested in him, he didn't return her feelings. Elijah's life was turned upside down in a way he never could have expected, and although he has feelings for Diamond, there is no way he’s going to drag her into the mess his life has become. Until fate forces his hand, leaving him no other choice. When someone starts using Diamond's paintings as inspiration to commit murder, there isn't anything Elijah won't do to keep her safe, including tell her his biggest secret.

The only time she feels alive is when she's risking her life. Amethyst Hatcher was supposed to die on her eighteenth birthday, against all the odds she survived, and now lives her life searching for her next adrenalin rush. When the firefighter is assigned to work with the cops, she finds herself completely unprepared for the sexual tension smoldering between her and Detective Zeb Tuck to develop into something more. Zeb can't deny the sizzling attraction between him and Amethyst, but he fights against it. He’s already lost so much and doesn’t want to get involved with someone who seems to have a death wish. When his newest case, hunting a sadistic fire-starting killer forces him and the sexy firefighter to work together, he’ll have to decide whether falling for Amethyst is worth the risk. If the pair can't find a way to trust one another they might lose more than their chance at happiness, they might lose their lives as well.

Fifteen years is a long time to be missing. Emerald Hatcher was the baby of the Hatcher family. Sweet, kind, compassionate, a dreamer who would give the shirt off her back to someone who needed it more than her. But that was then. What have fifteen years away from her family, tortured and abused, done to her? The Hatcher sisters have been desperate to find the last sister and bring her home, but what they get is not what they bargained for. Is anyone really ready for Emerald Hatcher to return home?

She’s been used by men her whole life what makes him any different? Marigold Vaile has a bad track record when it comes to men, but she is determined to start the new year by making some changes. When her twin fails to show up for their cousin’s wedding she’s going to have to trust her one night stand to get her sister back alive. Is he different than all the others or will her heart be broken all over again? Jonah Jagger moved to get away from his ex-wife after the disintegration of their marriage. When a stunning redhead catches his attention the two celebrate New Year’s Eve by tumbling into bed. What was only supposed to be one night quickly becomes more when he promises her cousin he’ll look after her as they hunt for her missing twin. Only a killer might not be all the couple has to contend with as his persistent ex circles closer.