AMAZON #1 BEST SELLERREADERS' FAVORITE GOLD MEDAL WINNER IN FICTION - DRAMABOOKS SHELF FIRST PLACE WINNER IN FICTIONBOOK EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER - LITERARY EXCELLENCE, INC. "Over the course of this novel, Lukas does an excellent job of blending genres in a story that's part romance, part domestic thriller, and part actioner. The various elements intertwine seamlessly, and the author does a particularly engaging job of slowly revealing Markus' past trauma." - Kirkus Reviews How far will she run before he finds her? Sidney McQueen flees to the small, west Texas town of Alpine to escape the most dangerous man she's ever known - her estranged husband - a powerful attorney with ties to Mexican drug cartels. When circumstances throw her into the path of Markus Yeager, he is immediately suspicious. And, when Sidney reveals she possesses something her soon-to-be-ex is hell-bent to retrieve, Markus becomes embroiled in a world he thought he had left far behind. A former Marine turned CIA operative, Markus has a top-secret past with the physical and emotional scars to prove it. He is drawn into Sidney's life-or-death situation, where weapons, drugs, and money are the only gods - a world where dangerous traffickers stop at nothing to get what they want. As their mutual need draws them closer, Markus and Sidney discover a deadly predator whose web of treachery leads to terrifying violence. In a frantic race against time, can they stay one step ahead, expose a dangerous cartel, and bring a murderer to justice? IF THE DEVIL HAD A DOG - an explosive psychological thriller that sinks its teeth in and never lets go.