Mistletoe Reunion Threat
MISSING CHILDSomeone wants Mississippi prosecutor Ashlynn Morris dead…and they’ve taken her son to get to her. The only person she can trust to get him back is his father, a man who doesn’t even know about their secret child. When grief and survivor guilt pushed Army Ranger Garrett Lewis to run out on their wedding five years ago, he knew he was leaving behind the love of his life. But a son? Finding out he's a father has him reeling, especially since his little boy is missing. But now the tormented ex-soldier has a new mission, one that can't fail. Protect the woman he's never stopped loving...and bring her son—their son—home for Christmas.
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MISSING CHILD
Someone wants Mississippi prosecutor Ashlynn Morris dead...and theyâve taken her son to get to her. The only person she can trust to get him back is his father, a man who doesnât even know about their secret child. When grief and survivor guilt pushed army ranger Garrett Lewis to run out on their wedding five years ago, he knew he was leaving behind the love of his life. But a son? Finding out heâs a father has him reeling, especially since his little boy is missing. But now the tormented ex-soldier has a new mission, one that canât fail. Protect the woman heâs never stopped loving...and bring her sonâtheir sonâhome for Christmas.
A flicker of fear raced through her.
Beside her, Garrett reached for his gun. âStay here,â he commanded. âSomeone tried to kill you today. He could be back to finish the job.â He pushed open her front door and entered the house.
But she wasnât going to obey his command. Her son was inside that house!
âJacob!â She ran past Garrett and inside.
âAshlynn, wait.â
Sounds from the TV greeted her, but she heard nothing else. The house was too quiet. Panic ripped through her and she searched in a haze of anxiety and fear...but he wasnât anywhere to be seen.
âJacob!â
She rushed into the next room and tripped over something. A leg jutting out from behind the couch. The nanny. Ashlynn didnât need to check for a pulse to know she was dead.
Garrett grabbed her shoulders and she sank into his arms. The nanny was dead, murdered, and Jacob... If something had happened to him...
Anguish rushed through her.
Where was her child?
Thanks so much for reading Garrett and Ashlynnâs story!
Have you ever felt like God just wasnât on your side? Sure you have. We all know that feeling. Life is hard and in some seasons of our lives we get beaten up by circumstances. It is so easy to forget that God is present and active in our lives. This is how Ashlynn feels at the beginning of the story. Everything she has fought so hard for all her life has been ripped away from her, and she is so angry and bitter at God that she cannot imagine putting her trust in Him. But Garrettâs reappearance in her life at just the time she needs him helps show Ashlynn that God, indeed, is with her and that He works all things for good.
In Deuteronomy 2:15 God assured Moses and the Israelites that He had been with them throughout their forty years of wandering in the desert. We have the same assurance that God is with us, watching over us and providing for us.
I love hearing from readers. You can connect with me through my website, www.virginiavaughanonline.com, or through the publisher.
Blessings!
Virginia
VIRGINIA VAUGHAN is a born-and-raised Mississippi girl. She is blessed to come from a large Southern family, and her fondest memories include listening to stories recounted around the dinner table. She was a lover of books from a young age, devouring tales of romance, danger and love. She soon started writing them herself. You can connect with Virginia through her website, virginiavaughanonline.com, or through the publisher.
He has watched over your journey through this vast desert. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.
âDeuteronomy 2:7
This book is lovingly dedicated to my family. Thank you all for putting up with me during this incredible journey.
You know me at my best and at my worst and still love me.
Contents
Assistant District Attorney Ashlynn Morrisâs hands were shaking as she hurried down the steps of the courthouse toward her car. It couldnât be him. It just couldnât. But it had been Garrett Lewis in the foyer of the courthouse. The one man sheâd never expected to see again.
She hadnât seen him in yearsâfive to be exactâand she hadnât allowed herself to think about him in all that time except when she looked into her son Jacobâs face and saw Garrettâs eyes staring back at her. But she wouldnât give him the satisfaction of knowing how heâd devastated her when he abruptly ended their engagement, choosing his life as an army ranger over a life with her and Jacob.
The December wind nipped at her cheeks as she reached her car and opened the door, dumping belongings that had been in her briefcase onto the seat. She hadnât even bothered to slip on her coat in her haste to get out of the courthouse. Sheâd gone stone cold when sheâd seen Garrett standing in the hall, his hands casually in his pockets and his easygoing manner apparent. His sandy hair was long on his neck and ears, and a goatee decorated his face, but his eyes were unmistakably kind when he turned to look at her, his expression just as surprised as she knew her own must be. Sheâd frozen in place, engulfed in a trance until someone had bumped into her, knocking her briefcase from her hands and spilling its contents on the floor. After quickly recovering her items with the strangerâs help, sheâd turned and rushed from the courthouse.
