When novelists Deeanne Gist and j. Mark bertrand first met in a houston critique group, they never expected where friendship would take them. She wrote romance; he wrote crime novels. But growing respect for each other's...When novelists Deeanne Gist and j. Mark bertrand first met in a houston critique group, they never expected where friendship would take them. She wrote romance; he wrote crime novels. But growing respect for each other's work culminated in the decision to try blending their talents into this wonderfully engaging story merging romance and mystery.