Colton's Deadly Engagement
To catch a killer…They’ll fake an engagement…After yet another groom-to-be is murdered in Red Ridge, K-9 cop Finn Colton comes up with a plan. He'll fake an engagement to Darby Gage – to bait a criminal and investigate his suspect ‘fiancée.’ But after brutal attempts on both their lives, Finn worries that he's endangered the woman he's falling for. Can he protect Darby and convince her to make their engagement real?
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A cop and his false fiancée track a serial killer
A Coltons of Red Ridge story...
After yet another groom-to-be is murdered in Red Ridge, K-9 cop Finn Colton comes up with a plan. Heâll fake an engagement to Darby Gageâto bait a criminal and investigate his suspect âfiancée.â But after brutal attempts on both their lives, Finn worries that heâs endangered the woman heâs falling for. Can he protect Darby and convince her to make their engagement real?
ADDISON FOX is a lifelong romance reader, addicted to happy-ever-afters. After discovering she found as much joy writing about romance as she did reading it, sheâs never looked back. Addison lives in New York with an apartment full of books, a laptop thatâs rarely out of sight and a wily beagle who keeps her running. You can find her at her home on the web at www.addisonfox.com or on Facebook (Facebook.com/addisonfoxauthor) and Twitter (@addisonfox).
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07860-3
COLTONâS DEADLY ENGAGEMENT
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For Aunt Bonnie
Godmother. Aunt. Friend. Cheerleader. Youâve always been that to me and so much more.
But would I be me if I didnât memorialize our oldest joke in your dedication?
Bonnie really IS a nickname for Angela. (Even if my 1st grade teacher still believes Iâm wrong!)
I love you!
Contents
Cold air pierced Finn Coltonâs lungs as he ran hell-for-leather beside his faithful and loyal partner, Lotte. Although she was trained specifically for attacking and guarding her quarry, the German shepherd was a mighty fine tracker and Finn followed in her wake as she pounded over the hills and valleys of Red Ridge, South Dakota.
In February.
Damn, it was cold.
As soon as the thought registered, Finn pushed it aside as he pressed on toward the fleeing figure about seventy-five yards ahead, weaving in and out of shadow. Was it possible they were this close to the suspect dubbed the âGroom Killerâ?
Although heâd put little stock in the sensational and lurid depiction the local press had been dreaming up for nearly a month, he would cop to concern over the safety of his town. A police chiefâs duty was to his people and that was a mighty challenging job when everyone he spoke to admitted to walking around in fear.
Tonightâs discovery of a second dead groom was going to turn subtle unease to full-on terror.
Lotteâs bark pulled him from his dismal thoughts as she put on another burst of speed, leaping forward into the night. Finn ignored the cold air and kicked it up a notch, digging deep for the stamina to keep moving.
In an apparent burst of speed of hisâor herâown, their quarry put on the juice and zagged out of view. Finn kept going, trailing Lotte so close he could feel her tail slapping against his thigh, but in moments it was clear theyâd lost the trail.
