The darkest pasts hide the deepest shadows... Charles Shilling is about to begin his day with a funeral... and it will only get worse from there. What seems like a harmless little investigation turns dark fast, and Shilling is in no state to hold back the tide of cruelty coming his way. Worse, with the rate he's falling for Florin, he's never been so vulnerable to revenge... Amelia Florin had barely begun to recover from the discovery in France when tragedy struck. Now, stricken with grief, she must steel herself as the grisliest villain they've ever faced comes after her precious Charlie. There's a target painted on his back, but she'll take a bullet for him herself before she lets anyone hurt him again. Except that might just be Charlie's worst nightmare, and exactly what the killer is after... Can Shilling and Florin stop the killer in time, or will the cost prove too high? A Dalliance with Grief is the third book in the slow burn series of Shilling & Florin Mysteries. Set in an alternate and progressive universe, Shilling & Florin are on the case, racing the clock to save lives and protect each other.