The Cowboy's Deadly Mission

In Midnight Pass, Texas, the law is this cop’s passion

...and one rancher’s problem.

Ten years after they broke up, the sparks—and the enmity—between sexy cowboy Tate Reynolds and Detective Belle Granger are just as hot as ever. When a body turns up on Tate’s family ranch, headstrong Belle catches the case and falls right back into her ex’s protective arms. This time, will a savage crime unite them...or shatter their love forever?

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, she’s never looked back. Addison lives in New York with an apartment full of books, a laptop that’s 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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The Cowboy’s Deadly Mission

Addison Fox

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THE COWBOY’S DEADLY MISSION

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The same frustration from before—hell, from forever—darkened his gaze once more but other than a small sneer, he held his frustration. “That’s not what I meant. This is dangerous. You have no idea what you’re dealing with.”

“Which is why I’ve been trained. It’s my job.”

His hand fell away and Tate took a few steps back. The physical withdrawal was mimicked by the way his gaze shuttered and his mouth firmed into a straight line. “The job. Just like always.”

Belle wanted to argue. She wanted to rant and rail and give him the litany of reasons why she was not only good at her job, but called to it. But the day had begun too early. And the pain of seeing him again, so up close and personal, always left her slightly empty and more than a bit bruised emotionally. So she skipped the ready defense and nodded instead.

“Just like always.”

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We hope you enjoy the Midnight Pass,

Texas miniseries.

Dear Reader,

Welcome to Midnight Pass, Texas. Nestled along the banks of the Rio Grande, the Pass is home to several ranching families and some of the hardest-working police teams in the Lone Star State.

Tate Reynolds is the middle son of one of those ranching families. Along with his siblings, he’s worked hard to return Reynolds Station to its former glory and he’s horrified to discover a body on their property early one spring morning. His upset quickly takes on a new direction when the detective assigned to the case is his old flame, Belle Granger.

Belle hasn’t fully gotten over her relationship with Tate, which ended because of his unwillingness to accept her job choice. Their decade-long feud has always churned up a fair amount of gossip in the Pass on account of the sparks that still fly whenever the two of them get within striking distance. But when town gossip shifts to a new subject—a serial killer on the loose—Belle has to work with Tate and his family to uncover what evil lurks at the edges of the ranch.