The darkest part of the night is the most dangerous Stalked for years, Dr. Darian West has become an emotional recluse, a woman a the mercy of a skilled killer who knows her every move. Threats to her family have kept her mouth closed, but every man who has become involved with Darian has paid the same fatal price. Even now the authorities have the wealthy psychologist under surveillance because of crimes a madman has committed in order to tighten his hold on her. All but closed off from life, from feeling, Darian lives a solitary existence until a chance meeting puts her next suitor in harm's way. . . Convinced his brother died at the hands of a stealthy black widow, Richard Berkley has vowed to avenge his death. He'll stop at nothing until he exposes Darian's deepest secrets and darkest fantasies. But as passion erupts, the killer lurks in the darkness, waiting to strike until. . . Just Past Midnight