In a game where love is weaponized, trust becomes fatal.

In West Sound, where Pacific Northwest charm meets small-town secrets, middle school teacher MJ Brooks runs a digital literacy club connecting students with senior citizens. When she suspects an adult student is falling victim to an online romance scam, her intervention reveals a much more dangerous scheme.

A retired detective's sudden death, initially deemed natural, takes a sinister turn when Detective Jefferson Hughes discovers unexpected connections to MJ's student. When a body surfaces at Shopside Docks, with links to the deceased detective, it becomes clear something far more sinister is at play.

As MJ and Jefferson investigate, their own unresolved romantic tension heightens the stakes of an already treacherous investigation. With a killer monitoring their movements and a vulnerable woman's life savings at risk, time is running out. A chilling threat to MJ reveals the shadow actor's ruthless determination to protect their deadly operation.

With a Christmas snowstorm descending onWest Sound, the city's senior center hosts its holiday charity ball, and MJ and Jefferson must unravel a complex web of digital deception, deadly greed, and murder. Their growing feelings for each other might be their ultimate vulnerability—or their greatest strength.

"Stolen Hearts on the Sound," Book 3 in the "On the Sound" series, blends modern crime and small-town dynamics in a gripping tale where matters of the heart prove both dangerous and redemptive. Perfect for fans of DD Blacks PNW mysteries, Nora Roberts' romantic suspense, and Louise Penny's atmospheric mysteries.