Close To You by Joan Albarella

Nikki Barnes, Episcopal priest, Vietnam vet, and College Chaplain joins her old buddy Police Sergeant Max Mullen and his new partner Detective Ana Ramos as they track down a ruthless serial killer terrorizing the St. David University community. Old friends like Barrett Fairburn return and new characters enter like the sexy double-amputee Taylor Fleming. Nikki becomes a deadly challenge for the killer who sends her the threatening message, 'I can hurt you by hurting someone close to you.' Publisher's Weekly said, 'The megabutch Nikki, who served a tour in 'Nam, is not only irresistible to other women, she's invincible, escaping several attacks to kick butt and save the day.'