Desire can be lethal in these two fan-favorite tales

Night of the Blackbird by Heather Graham

Moira Kelly has come home to Boston to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the family pub, but soon confronts an undercurrent of danger as talk turns to politics. She's caught in the clash between the convictions of her new boyfriend and the anger of her old flame, who is unexpectedly in town. When suspicious events at the bar turn into cold-blooded murder, she doesn't know who to trust. There's a conspiracy that threatens to bring forth the violence and hatred of a different time and place, and Moira discovers that a generation is not long enough to soften the desire for revenge.

Fatal Affair by Marie Force

The brutal murder of a senator is just the case Washington, DC, Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs to salvage her career and confidence. But it gets complicated when Sam has to team up with Nick Cappuano, the senator's friend and chief of staff...and the man Sam had a memorable one-night stand with years earlier. Their chemistry still sizzles, but sleeping with a material witness is a mistake she can't afford—especially when the bodies keep piling up.