On a Deadline

The Beyond the Byline Series, Book 1

By Lynzee McKay

In Boston’s charged mix of crime and headlines, two women learn that what isn’t said can be just as powerful as the truth.

Jamie Garrison has built her career on chasing the truth, one headline and one late night at a time. After transferring to Boston, she’s determined to prove herself in a newsroom that doubts her instincts. Her chance comes with a homicide that shocks the city, but her search for answers leads her straight into the path of Erin Calhoun, the Boston Police Department’s public information officer.

Erin’s disciplined, steady and fiercely protective of what she shares with the press. Jamie’s relentless, clever and just reckless enough to notice what Erin doesn’t say. Their chemistry sparks during tense briefings and quiet moments between deadlines, but every story has consequences and theirs is no exception.

As the investigation deepens, both women have to navigate the cost of honesty, the pull of ambition and the danger of falling for someone who could jeopardize everything they’ve built.

Set against the pulse of Boston’s media and law enforcement worlds, On a Deadline is a sapphic contemporary romance that asks what happens when the story you’re chasing becomes the one that could break your heart.