TRS Valentine's Day 2026
Chicago Lightning by Kaye Spencer
Their Valentine's Day started with a bang!
Valentine’s Day, 1929 – Chicago
It didn’t take long for Ceara Galloway to realize she’d made the biggest mistake of her life in getting married. Her mobster husband, Eddie “The Roach” Rocchelli, has shown his true colors and hair-trigger temper in a beating that nearly killed Ceara, and now, she’s got to get away to survive. In a daring scheme to expose Eddie’s under-the-table bootlegging operation to the authorities, she steals the proof she needs and contacts J. Edgar Hoover. Can this dangerous plan ensure her freedom and her safety?
Hagen Kane is the hand-picked one-man cavalry the Bureau Chief sends to rescue Ceara in a do-or-die mission. As Kane slowly infiltrates Rocchelli’s gang as an auto mechanic, he walks a razor-thin line, knowing at any moment his cover could be blown—and he and Ceara will both certainly be killed. When the time comes, they make a break for it, both realizing their plan has become more complicated—they are in love with one another. Escape has suddenly become more important than ever, now that there’s something to live for.
In a cross-country race for their lives, with Rocchelli and his gang hot on their tail, they must depend on every trick either of them has ever learned to survive—along with hoping for a healthy dose of luck on their side. Time is running out, and hope is running low.
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Kaye Spencer

Native Coloradoan Kaye Spencer grew up on a cattle ranch in northeastern Colorado. Since 1990, she’s lived in a small, rural town located in the heart of the infamous Dust Bowl area of the 1930s in southeastern Colorado. Kaye writes mostly western romances.
Louis L’Amour’s western novels, Marty Robbins’ gunfighter ballads, and western movies and tv shows inspired her love of the American Old West—truths and myths alike. Kaye’s favorite movie line is from ‘Quigley Down Under’: “I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn’t know how to use it.” (This is exactly her relationship with her kitchen.)
Kaye is retired and is fortunate to be able to spend a lot of time with her family. Many rescued and homeless animals have found a home with her, and more are always welcome
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