âIt wasnât an accident, Ginny,â Cully said, softly
Her breath caught in her throat. She made her lips move. âWhat happened?â
âThey were shot at close range. The house looked like a tornado had gone through it. Lamps smashed, chairs overturned, drawers pulled out from dressersâ¦a real mess.â
She shuddered. âAnd you have no idea who it was?â Her twinge of awareness at his closeness took her by surprise. She hadnât expected to still be affected by him like this.
âNot yet.â His mouth tightened in a grim line. For a long moment he kept his gaze on his hands, then slowly he raised his chin. âBut I will.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
We have another month of spine-tingling romantic thrillers lined up for youâstarting with the much anticipated second book in Joanna Wayneâs tantalizing miniseries duo, HIDDEN PASSIONS: FULL MOON MADNESS. In Just Before Dawn, a reclusive mountain man vows to get to the bottom of a single motherâs terrifying nightmares before darkness closes in.
Award-winning author Leigh Riker makes an exciting debut in the Harlequin Intrigue line this May with Double Take. Next, pulses race out of control in Mask of a Hunter by Sylvie Kurtzâthe second installment in THE SEEKERSâwhen a tough operativeâs cover story as doting lover to a pretty librarian threatens to blow up.
Be there from the beginning of our brand-new in-line continuity, SHOTGUN SALLYS! In this exciting trilogy, three young women friends uncover a scandal in the town of Mustang Valley, Texas, that puts their livesâand the lives of the men they loveâon the line. Donât miss Out for Justice by Susan Kearney.
To wrap up a month of canât-miss romantic suspense, Doreen Roberts debuts in the Harlequin Intrigue line with Official Duty, the next title in our COWBOY COPS thematic promotion. Itâs a double-murder investigation that forces a woman out of hiding to face her perilous pastâ¦and her pent-up feelings for the sexy sheriff who still has her heart in custody. Last but certainly not least, Emergency Contact by Susan Petersonâpart of our DEAD BOLT promotionâis an edgy psychological thriller about a traumatized amnesiac who may have been brainwashed to do the unthinkableâ¦.
Enjoy all our selections this month!
Sincerely,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor,
Harlequin Intrigue
Doreen Roberts lives with her husband, who is also her manager and her biggest fan, in the beautiful city of Portland, Oregon. She believes that everyone should have a little adventure now and again to add interest to their lives. She believes in taking risks and has been known to embark on an adventure or two of her own. She is happiest, however, when she is creating stories about the biggest adventure of allâfalling in love and learning to live happily ever after.
Cully BlackâThe small-town sheriff thought heâd seen the last of Ginny Matthews. But now sheâs back and in trouble, and itâs up to Cully to save her lifeâand maybe his own, as well.
Ginny MatthewsâGinny had never planned to return to Gold Peak. But when her former foster parents, Mabel and Jim Corbett, are brutally murdered, sheâs forced to face the past once more, as well as the deadly present.
Luke SorensonâThe scruffy, shifty quarryman was also a foster child of the Corbetts. He wanted something from themâ¦badly enough to kill?
Old Man WetherbyâThe aged, surly recluse always carries a shotgun. Heâs mean, he hates Jim Corbett, and heâs out for revenge.
Sally IrwinâBright and breezy barmaid Sally was Ginnyâs best friend in the old days. But this isnât the old days anymore. Maybe Sally was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe.
David PetersenâOnly Sally knows who he is and why heâs in town. She might also know what heâs up to, but if so, sheâs not talking.
My thanks to Sheriff Dave Daniel, Josephine County,
Oregon, for your patience and for the valuable information. You were a great help.
And to Bill, who is my hero in every way,
and who makes all things possible. Thank you. I love you.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Sheriff Cully Black jammed his fists hard into the pockets of his black windcheater. Seventy feet below where he stood on a craggy bluff of the mountain, the twin beams from his deputiesâ flashlights probed the thick shadows of the night. They roamed across the wreckage of the familiar pickup, searching for signs of life.
Cully knew it was pointless. No one could have survived that crash. He tilted his chin high enough to see past the wide brim of his hat and stared bleakly at the stars scattered across the dark velvet sky. Maybe someone had borrowed the truck. Maybe it was someone else lying crushed behind the wheel.
It was a slim hope but he held on to it until Jed and Cory climbed back up the steep gully and reached the road, both of them panting from the exertion.