I'm currently reading the first of two books by Josh Aterovis. He writes the Killian Kendall Mystery Series.
These are republished books. The first time around he was self-published. His books received enough critical acclaim, and good enough sales, that he was offered a publishing deal. There was a great deal of rewriting in the second set of books. So even if you read the first set of books I recommend reading the second set of books.
I guess the genre is best described as murder/mystery/detective/relationships.
The first book is, Bleeding Hearts. The second book is, Reap the Whirlwind.
While the plots are all different (duh!) there is superb character continuity from book to book, and that makes for an interesting read because it gives you incentive to develop feelings for the characters. Much like some of the stories here on GA.
In the interest of full disclosure I host his website.
ADDED: Perhaps I'm overly concerned with how others perceive me. I'm not completely into fluff like the above two novels are. I am also an avid student of WWII. I just finished reading, What Stalin Knew: The Enigma of Barbarossa by David E Murphy. It deals with the Nazi invasion of Russia and the inexplicable blunders made by Joseph Stalin.