When Grace Elland was 16 years old, she discovered a murdered body in the basement of a boarded-up asylum. The incident has affected her life ever since. Now, she's found the dead body of her boss, Sprague Witherspoon, in his Seattle bedroom. Sprague is a motivational speaker and founder of the positive-thinking The Witherspoon Way organization. He's been murdered and the killer left behind an identical clue from the first murder scene Grace experienced. It can't be a coincidence. Is someone targeting Grace? When it's discovered that a large amount of money from Sprague's business is missing, Grace comes under even more scrutiny by officials.

With her life in shambles, Grace goes home to Cloud Lake, Washington. She's trying to think in a positive way, as she's been taught, while figuring out what to do with her life. After a blind date with Josh Arkwright, a rich and powerful financier, Grace's life becomes even more complicated. Since Josh is a close friend of the local police chief, Grace fears Josh has ulterior motives. Indeed, he does, but they have nothing to do with the murder case and everything to do with the passionate feelings he immediately has for Grace. When Josh realizes Grace is being stalked, he becomes her protector. The more time they spend together, the more intense their desire becomes for each other. Will Josh find the culprit before it's too late for Grace?

In TRUST NO ONE, Jayne Ann Krentz gives her legion of admirers what they have come to expect in her romantic suspense novels. The plotting is concise with characters behaving in a believable manner for the circumstances in which they find themselves. Descriptive narrative sustains the suspense while providing a good feel for time and place. Fans will enjoy reading TRUST NO ONE.

Book Summary

It’s no coincidence when Grace Elland finds a vodka bottle next to the lifeless body of her boss, motivational speaker Sprague Witherspoon. The bottle is a terrifying—and deliberate—reminder of the horrors of her past.

Grace retreats to her hometown to regroup and tries to put everything she’s learned about positive thinking into practice—a process that is seriously challenged on the world’s worst blind date.

Awkward doesn’t begin to describe her evening with venture- capitalist Julius Arkwright. She has nothing in common with a man who lives to make money, but the intense ex-Marine does have some skills that Grace can use—and he’s the perfect man to help her when it becomes clear she is being stalked.

As Witherspoon’s financial empire continues to crumble around them, taking a deadly toll, Julius will help Grace step into her past to uncover a devious plan to destroy not only Grace, but everyone around her.