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The Coldest Valentine
Paperback
Series: Winterkill: A Cleveland Crime
Publisher: Black Swan Publishing
Published: Mar 17 2026
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.95 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Valentine's Day blizzard. A dead body. And the estranged husband she couldn't trust. Now, he's the only one who can keep her alive.
As Cleveland's most trusted weather expert, Chief Meteorologist Brooke Wilder can predict every storm system that rolls off Lake Erie. What she couldn't predict was finding her colleague murdered in the TV station; or that the FBI agent assigned to the case would be her estranged husband, Frank.
As the blizzard rages and the body count threatens to rise, Brooke and Frank are forced into an intimacy they've avoided for two years. Old wounds resurface. Painful truths emerge. And the attraction that first brought them together burns hotter than ever, even as a murderer circles closer. With the clock ticking, Brooke must decide: Can she trust Frank with her life when she couldn't trust him with her heart? And can Frank prove that second chances are worth fighting for-before the storm, the killer, or their own demons destroy them both? This Valentine's Day, the greatest threat isn't the record-breaking blizzard outside... it's the lethal obsession hiding in plain sight.
In the heart of an Ohio winter, the most dangerous thing isn't the cold-it's the truth.
Tropes:
Forced Proximity
Protector Hero
Ticking Clock
Second Chances
Emotional Healing
Dangerous Obsession
Women in STEM
The Coldest Valentine is a gripping romantic suspense novel that combines pulse-pounding mystery with an emotionally charged second-chance romance.
CONTENT WARNING: Stalking. Miscarriage. Alcoholism. Gun/Knife violence.
WINTERKILL: A Cleveland Crime Series
Book 1: The Coldest Valentine
Book 2: Storm Cell
Book 3: Ice Line
Book 4 Lake Effect Lies
Book 5: Dead Calm
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