Fatal Exchange (Southern Crimes)

Emily Hunt might come from a family of cops, but she never goes looking for an adrenaline rush. She lives the quiet — well, relatively quiet — life of a teacher and thrives on making a difference in the lives of her students. But she’ll have to draw on a well of strength and savvy she didn’t know she had as student Rafael Cerda takes her class hostage for ransom money to save his brother’s life.