There is a serial killer in Brevet Bay abducting young women. Dubbed by the public as The Poser, the sexual sadist enjoys torturing his victims until they perish in agony. Then he spray paints them rose-gold and poses them naked and bound in front of a giant wooden box. Laurin Ajanel is at the top of the killer's list as his next prey. The CIA has coerced Laurin into marrying her much older, abusive husband, Ambassador R dolfo Ajanel, to dig up evidence on his illegal enterprises. R dolfo had purchased Laurin as a mail-order bride for his son Chevy, but once he laid eyes on her, he decided to keep her for himself.Besides being an ambassador from Mozambique, R dolfo has many shady businesses that the CIA and FBI are always looking into but have never gotten an iota of evidence he's running anything illegal. So, they planted Laurin into his dangerous household to find that proof. But, now the police are looking at him and his sons as possible suspects as the Poser. Detective Penn Hixman is investigating the murders. At first he is disgusted with Laurin, believing the scandalous rumors that she is a gold-digger that not only cheated on her husband, but tried to kill her alleged lover. But, as Penn gets to know Laurin, his heart overtakes his head and he not only believes in her, he wants her for his very own. With his dark past eating away at his soul, Penn hopes Laurin's husband is the killer, then he can wrest her from R dolfo's sadistic clutches, and into his own protective arms.This is a stand-alone novel of over 117,000 words. Please do not purchase if you are offended by strong language and or sex scenes.