Jacks of Hearts - The Storyville Chronicles

The discovery of a prostitute's body leads Detective Ethan Reed back to the girl he had asked to marry before she became the madam of Jacks of Hearts. Ethan Reed was born to no one and dumped in Storyville alley. If his pops, Officer Adam Reed hadn't found him, life would have been a lot different. Vivian Jacks was born to a whore. If her mom, Lola Jacks, hadn't been a prostitute, her life would have gone in a different direction-marry the man she loved.
She had to say no. She was becoming the Madam of the Jacks of Hearts. Discovering the killer reunites Vivian and Ethan in this twisted love story. Does who raise you determine who you are and the path you take?*Trigger warnings: rape and murder