Sometimes the road less traveled contains monsters... Grant Forrester is living his lifelong dream. He's finally become a respected voice as the Arts and Entertainment writer for The Best of Texas, the state's premier magazine. Through him, hundreds of thousands of readers discover the hidden treasures of rich history Texas has to offer. He has it all... including a trail of bodies left in his wake... FBI Profiler Nathan Thomas and his team must follow the clues that directly contradict Grant's claims of innocence to get to the truth. Is Grant Forrester really also an innocent victim - or a serial killer hiding in plain sight?

The gripping first installment of the Vital Secrets Series. They survive a nightmare – but they don't escape unscathed. When FBI profiler Nathan Thomas meets Bella Amsel, he realizes she might very well be his dream girl. Too bad she has a stalker that neither of them know about - at first. A harrowing ordeal puts Nathan and Bella face to face with pure evil. Little do they know – it's only the beginning. The psychopath obsessed with Bella isn't giving up that easily. Will Nathan sacrifice everything he stands for to keep Bella safe?