A Valentine’s Day murder spree marked by red velvet roses drags Peter back into the buried trauma of Pineridge, forcing him to face an old predator, a string of victims tied to his past, and the family determined to keep him alive.

Post brands of course :-) it's been a few weeks.  Jordan's not happy with what she sees (with Detective Morgan's help of course) as an incomprehensible lifestyle change. Distance with her and Peter grows as he doesn't know how to help her understand something that he's trying to come to terms with. Strangely, he gets help in that area from very unexpected quarters. It would appear, there's quite a bit. Peter hasn't realized. Peter Caine touch the lives of many of his friends and they are not going let him fade in the Chinatown. Peter is one Caine that will soon find he's no one can afford for him to walk alone. As  ghosts from the past rise, dreams haunt, skeletons crawl out of closets. Peter caught in the middle. Battling his own darkness. His friends are going to need the Shaolin cop and priest. He must find the balance because he is truly both at heart. Can he trust them enough? .

Timeframe: Set approximately four months after ‘A part of me.' Events will unfold that will test their abilities, their friendship and their trust of each other as Peter and Kermit face a terrorist threat that pulls old friends from Kermit’s past into the mix. But will the close bond and friendship between Peter and Kermit be strong enough to survive the betrayal it will face in the process? Fourth in the "Ties that Bind" series

Summary: Timeframe: Six months after ‘Vacation'. For Peter and Kermit, their vacation has been over for some time. Six months have now passed since their nightmarish ordeal with Straker. Their wounds have healed but the scars remain. Scars that now threaten to tear their very relationship apart. Is their friendship strong enough to find the truth that will make them whole again...before it's too late? Second in the "Ties that Bind" series