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You Had Me at Rio Dam

A Romantic Suspense Novel

By Ainsley McHugh

When photographer Daniella Russo takes on a travel campaign in upstate New York, she never expects it to lead her into a dangerous mystery or an impossible attraction.

She meets Russell Kane, a charming travel agent whose past is tangled with secrets and heartbreak. Their connection is instant, but complicated by one devastating truth: Russell is engaged to Ashling Moore, who soon vanishes near the mysterious Rio Dam.

As cryptic clues surface and Detective Mike Bowman begins to unravel the case, Daniella is drawn deeper into a web of deception, obsession, and hidden truths. When evidence hints that Ashling may still be alive and tied to a covert CIA operation, Daniella realizes that uncovering the truth could cost her far more than her heart.

You Had Me at Rio Dam blends emotional romance with gripping suspense, where love, danger, and secrets collide.

Finder’s Fee

Book Two — The Rio Dam Series

By Ainsley McHugh

The mystery surrounding the Rio Dam is far from over.

As unanswered questions linger and buried secrets resurface, the truth becomes even more dangerous and more personal. What was once hidden in the shadows now demands a price, and no one walks away unchanged.

Finder’s Fee continues the Rio Dam story, pushing deeper into deception, loyalty, and the cost of uncovering what was never meant to be found.

Blackstone Shadow Protocol

Book Three — The Rio Dam Series

By Ainsley McHugh

Every secret has a final reckoning.

As the threads connecting Rio Dam, covert operations, and buried loyalties finally converge, the stakes reach their breaking point. What began as a disappearance has become something far more dangerous and far more personal.

Blackstone Shadow Protocol brings the Rio Dam series toward its most explosive chapter yet, where truths surface, alliances fracture, and nothing remains hidden.