Finished First You Run by Roxanne St. Claire. This is the fourth novel in her Bullet Catchers romantic suspense series and the first in a BC trilogy that came out in 2008.

In this one, hunky Australian BC Adrian Fletcher is sent to track down Dr. Miranda Lang, who may be the daughter of Eileen Stafford, a woman wrongly convicted of murder. Eileen gave up her baby some 30 years ago and is now dying in jail from leukemia. A bone marrow transplant is her only hope, hence the search for her daughter.

But Miranda has her own problems. She’s written a book on the Mayan doomsday prophecy, and someone is trying to silence her – permanently. Good thing Adrian’s around to offer his professional help. Too bad he’s lying to Miranda about his motives and is on the verge of falling for her …

This book is a little different than the other BC titles in that it’s part of a trilogy within the series, and the plot cuts back and forth between Miranda and Adrian and former BC Jack Culver, who’s trying to prove Eileen’s innocence. But I enjoyed the two overall plots and thought that they were nicely balanced.

St. Claire brings her usual dose of sass and suspense to this book, as Miranda and Adrian fall for each other and try to track down who wants to hurt Miranda and why at the same time. I thought the romance was well done in this one, although the suspense part of the plot (and the bad guy) wasn’t quite as good as in previous BC books, especially Thrill Me to Death.

But overall, another solid entry in the series and the start of a promising trilogy. Thumbs up.

Up next: Then You Hide by Roxanne St. Claire.

Books in my TBR pile: About 20.