Winter's Thaw

Searing sequel to award-winning Eden's Fall, Winter's Thaw by author CC Cedras, with KR Brorman and contributor SA Young, launches readers into the treacherous underworld of the illegal arms trade. The global arms trade is valued at $60 billion a year - this is only what we know about. Candace Fisher is ... A rising star at Rosen Weitz Trying to put feelings awakened in Istanbul behind her, breaks one of her cardinal rules and begins an ill-fated office romance, whileUnmasking an illegal arms dealer supplying weapons to the world's worst actors. Candace discovers that her mentor and client, Wallace Henneby, is unwittingly entering into a criminal enterprise. Before she can act, Wallace suffers a debilitating stroke, and his wife demands Candace be removed as his lawyer. When she is accused of facilitating the illegal arms trade she's uncovered, Candace's closest friends, Kenna and Frankie, mobilize to help save her career. To prevent disaster she must turn to the man with whom she shared a searing moment of passion she can't forget. Mike Chapman, a former USAF Spec Ops officer, has built a thriving business in cyber security - and a little more. Called on to assist Candace in her research, he helps expose a murderous criminal master mind. Mike's cyber skills become a liability when Candace and her friends are put in the crosshairs. To save Candace, he must break through his virtual and emotional fire walls. When Candace faces professional ruin and narrowly escapes an attempt on her life, Frankie and Kenna stand with her as the trifecta once again looks into the face of evil.