Until Now

She never worried like this.
He hadn’t heard from her in over a decade.
And they had no reason to ever see each other again . . .
UNTIL NOW

It was just one word. But that’s all it took to put his
world on hold. After answering a phone call from an
unknown number, Detective Paxton Scholl knows beyond a
shadow of a doubt that the voice on the other end of the line
belongs to his ex-wife, Casey. And soon, he discovers why
she is suddenly reaching out to him after more than a decade
of silence; Sarah, Casey’s daughter, has run away. And while
her husband, Philip, believes otherwise, Casey is absolute in
her belief that the local authorities are not doing all they can
to locate her. Now, afraid that Sarah may be on borrowed
time, Casey has called on the one person she knows can help.

Within hours of their conversation, Paxton is on a plane
headed for Los Angeles. And even though his partner,
Modesto, and his wife of thirteen years, Amanda, have both
questioned his hasty decision, it’s not until he lands that
Paxton understands the reason behind their concern. While
he’s a happily re-married man, Paxton now realizes that the
feelings he had for Casey are feelings that haven’t faded
during their years apart. And it appears the same could be
said for Casey.

Can old embers be fanned into a new flame? Or will they
be forever extinguished by the discovery of a young girl's
body in a nearby city?