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Count to Ten
Series · 11 books · 2016-2019

Books in series

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One

2016

To save the woman he loves, he has to let a killer walk free. Annabelle Englewood's life is crumbling around her. Her entire family is slaughtered; she's accused of committing the crime; and the detective working the case is making her feel things she doesn't want to feel and challenging her belief that she is unworthy of being loved. Detective Xavier Montague knows better than to get involved with a woman in a case he's working. Especially one who is so emotionally vulnerable. And yet, against his better judgment, he's drawn to Annabelle, but this forbidden attraction will force him to confront the darkest time in his life. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Two

2016

Maybe this family deserves what they get. Someone is killing off the Everett family one by one, and the only family member talking to the cops is Sofia. Shunned by her father and battling a mysterious illness, Sofia’s childhood dreams may be the key to stopping the killer. Nothing could prepare her for what she will uncover about the people she has known all her life, and once she knows the truth, she will never look at herself the same way again. When his newest case brings Detective Ryan Xander right to the doorstep of the woman he's been watching from afar, it doesn't take long for him to fall for her. But between Sofia's illness, the killer, and his own insecurities, this fledgling relationship may be over before it even begins. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Three

2017

The body count rises when two serial killers fall in love. Annabelle Englewood is still struggling to cope with what a vicious psychopath did to her eight months ago. Sofia Everette has spent five months recovering from the physical and psychological trauma inflicted on her by a member of her own family. When the two women and their respective boyfriends, Detective Xavier Montague and Detective Ryan Xander, meet up, they will have to deal with the fallout from two killers’ love affair, all under the ever-present eye of an escalating stalker. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Four

2017

A terrifying ordeal left her trapped in a prison of her own making. Ten years ago, Laura Opal endured a four-day-long nightmare that left her broken and traumatized. But the men who hurt her were caught, tried, found guilty and imprisoned, so what’s happening in her apartment building doesn't have anything to do with her. She's sure of it. Detective Jack Xander is investigating the sudden spate of crimes at an apartment building, but every time he thinks he’s making progress, another assault leads him in a completely different direction. As he hunts for the killer’s real target, Jack is about to come face-to-face with the one true love of his life—the same woman whose heart he shattered. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Five

2018

Innocent victim or crazy liar? At the hospital, Laura Xander bumps into a teenager who claims that she and three other girls were kidnapped five years ago. The man whom she alleges abducted her maintains that he is her father and that his daughter is mentally unbalanced. Detective Paige Hood was nearly killed by her stalker four years ago. He stole something from her she can never get back, and she's still trying to come to terms with the ramifications. Now the stalker is back and determined that she will not live to see the morning. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Six

2018

Can Detective Paige Hood survive her stalker's attempt to kill her? Annabelle Englewood just made the biggest decision of her life, but she’s not sure she made the right choice; it just felt like it was something she had to do. Her decision might wind up costing her more than just the man she loves—it might also take her freedom and her life. A woman disappears without a trace. Another four women vanish on the same night. The case takes a personal turn for Detective Xavier Montague when his estranged girlfriend, Annabelle, also goes missing. Is her disappearance related? Is someone else responsible? Or did she simply walk away from her life of her own volition? ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Burning Secrets

2018

They each had secrets; one of those secrets got them all killed The Oliver family is falling apart at the seams. Secrets, lies, anger, resentment were tearing them apart and causing them to live separate lives even as they lived together in the same house. One of those secrets has brought a killer to their door and the entire family is about to pay the ultimate price, death. Detective Paige Hood feels an affinity to the deceased Oliver family because just like them she and her husband also have two adopted daughters. The more she digs into the family’s lives the more she starts to believe that the adoptions were the root of their problems and begins to worry that the same fate will befall her and her family. With each new thread they discover Paige and her partner get pointed in a new direction. If they can’t unravel them all and find the killer more people will die. ↝ Trigger warning - themes of sexual assault ↜
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Seven

2019

Keep her mouth shut and let a killer get revenge or risk the truth about her coming out? Daisy Xander has spent her entire life trying to hide who she really is. But no matter how many measures she has taken and how many sacrifices she has made, the truth is about to come out. For Mark Xander, life keeps getting worse and worse. Left to raise his four kids alone, then his youngest son comes face-to-face with a killer, and his estranged wife seems to have a relationship with the victim. Daisy won’t tell anyone what’s going on, and when more victims keep falling, it soon becomes clear; Daisy is either involved, or she’s on the killer’s list. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Eight

2019

They survived a hostage situation; now, someone is killing them off. When a violent husband tracks down his family at the center for abused women and children, Sofia Xander runs. He holds eight people hostage in a bid to get his wife and daughter back. Sofia has no choice but to kill him to protect herself and the others, but she is unprepared for the impact it will have on her. Detective Ryan Xander is proud of his wife for doing what she had to in order to save lives, but he knows taking a life will affect her; he just never imagined she would shut him out. When someone starts killing off the surviving hostages, he could lose his wife to a killer, or she could walk out on him. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜
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Nine

2019

⭒☆ Preorder price $0.99 regular price $3.99 ☆⭒ The high school is this killer's hunting ground. Girls from the local high school are being abducted. The only link between the cases is that the girls are kept for ninety-nine hours, then drowned and dumped on the doorsteps of their homes with a number nine tattoo on their back. The cops don't know who they're looking for but they do know that with the high school as his hunting ground this killer has hundreds of potential victims to choose from. Fifteen year old Sophie Xander just learned that she was adopted and that her parents have been lying to her her entire life. Angry, hurt, and no longer sure of who she is, Sophie lashes out at her parents, and turns to her new boyfriend for comfort and support. But when she and her best friend are snatched off the streets her family will do whatever it takes to get her back. \\ Warning: Graphic violence and themes of sexual assault/abuse \\
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Ten

2019

They say time heals all wounds. Tessa Micah is snatched from her bed in the middle of the night. She has a complicated past and is the widow of a decorated cop, so the list of suspects is long. Retired detective, Skylar Wyatt, is determined to find her and honor the promise he made to his partner—to protect and care for his wife should anything ever happen to him. When people connected to Tessa start dying, the cops don't know who from her past is targeting her, or if it has something to do with her dead husband's cases. With time running out, and more bodies falling, vocations will be questioned, futures reassessed, and not everyone will survive. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜

Author

Jane Blythe
Jane Blythe
Author · 81 books

description description description description description description description description description description description USA Today bestselling author Jane Blythe writes action-packed romantic suspense and military romance featuring protective heroes and heroines who are survivors. One of Jane's most popular series includes Prey Security, part of Susan Stoker's OPERATION ALPHA world! Writing in that world alongside authors such as Janie Crouch and Riley Edwards has been a blast, and she looks forward to bringing more books to this genre, both within and outside of Stoker's world. When Jane isn't binge-reading she's counting down to Christmas and adding to her 200+ teddy bear collection!

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