Tangled Bond by Emma Hart is the second book in her series. It is a romantic suspense novel that will leave you guessing the whole journey as to who the murderer is, IF Droelle will ever become an actual "ship" and if Drake will make it through with ALL his body parts attached and whole. This series is definitely giving me the Stephanie Plum/Kay Scarpetta vibe and I absolutely love it. It is murder mystery with sassy humor, a hot alpha detective, and cupcakes. Lots and lots of cupcakes. 
 Noelle is in avoidance of Drake yet again as we begin the story. Despite their encounter in the last book she has a reputation as a bad-a$$ to uphold and Drake makes her question her ability to remain a bad-a$$ when he starts in with his hot alpha-maleness. Drake, however, is determined to get the date she promised him and is relentless in his pursuit. When Noelle takes on a stalker case and then her client winds up dead she gets embroiled in the search for the killer. Now working WITH police the strain this is putting on the blossoming "thing" between her and Drake is not helping. He may be able to compartmentalize just fine but that isn't a skill in her repertoire. 
 Emma Hart is already a must read author for me after reading her previous books, this just helped further cement that fact.