The Reunion
Becoming a bodyguard to an heiress is Tyler Duhan’s idea of hell. The sexy ex-marine has heard the gossip about the LeBeau mansion and its “cursed” heiresses, which its newest occupant, Joelle, falls victim to as soon as she moves in.Tyler can’t deny his feelings for the Creole beauty, but falling for Joelle could be a fatal mistake – for them both.
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An heiress comes home to terror in New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeonâs Mystere Parish: Family Inheritance miniseries.
Bodyguard to an heiress is Tyler Duhanâs idea of hell. The steely, sexy ex-marine has heardâand dismissedâthe gossip about the haunted old LeBeau mansion and its âcursedâ heiresses. Now the middle siblingâheadstrong Joelleâhas arrived to comply with her motherâs will and reunite with her long-lost sisters.
But no sooner does she move into the house, than Joelle falls prey to terrifying threats and mysterious visions. Tyler, though heâs sworn off femme fatales, canât deny his feelings for the Creole beauty. Nor can he let passion distract him. Because falling for Joelle could be a fatal mistakeâfor them both.
Finally, she slumped against him, her body spent.
She stayed there for a while, relishing the comfort of his strong arms around her, until she mustered the strength to regain control. âIâm sorry,â she said.
âDonât you dare apologize. Anyone in your position would be upset. Iâm a half step away from losing it myself.â
His expression was a mixture of sympathy, worry and frustration, and Joelleâs heart leaped at this manâs honor and compassion.
He looked down at her and lifted one hand to wipe a tear from her cheek. âHe will not hurt you or your sisters. I wonât let that happen.â
âI know,â she said, and believed every word.
He stared at her a moment more and his expression shifted from frustration to something else⦠Something she hadnât seen before. A shiver of excitement ran through her as she realized he was going to kiss her.
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author JANA DELEON grew up among the bayous and small towns of southwest Louisiana. Sheâs never actually found a dead body or seen a ghost, but sheâs still hoping. Jana started writing in 2001âshe focuses on murderous plots set deep in the Louisiana bayous. By day she writes very boring technical manuals for a software company in Dallas. Visit Jana on her website, www.janadeleon.com.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Joelle LeBeauâThe social worker specialized in helping women escape situations of domestic abuse, but her job was not without risk. One man will do anything to find his wife, whom Joelle helped hide. When she finds out that her stepfather died and the terms of her inheritance require her to spend two weeks at her childhood estate, it seems like perfect timing for her to disappear.
Tyler DuhonâHeâs back from the Middle East and attempting to gain his footing in the civilian world. His father, William, has other ideas. William wants Tyler to play bodyguard to the last of the LeBeau heirs. Tyler knows his father wouldnât ask if it wasnât important, so he canât say no. But he hopes the time passes quickly and the heiress doesnât bring as much trouble down on Calais as her sisters did.
Victor BrantâThe abuser wants to find his wife in the worst way possible, and heâs not going to let up on Joelle until he does exactly that. But did he follow her to Calais, or is someone else responsible for all the odd things happening at the LeBeau estate?
Mayor DupreeâThe only time the old windbag isnât gossiping is when heâs sleeping or eating, but does he know even more about Trenton Purcell and the situation with the inheritance than heâs saying?
Bert ThibodeauxâPurcell promised the trucker heâd get a new rig when Purcell died, but the money wasnât Purcellâs to give away and he knew it. The trucker is beyond angry, but is he angry enough to try to get revenge on the legitimate heirs?
Doctor PicardâThe now-deceased physician had treated the heiressâs mother over twenty years ago and had clearly been hiding something all these years. Was his secret worth killing over?
To my husband, Rene.
Weâve come a long way, baby!
Contents
Chapter One
The woman stared out the second-story window of her mansion, looking across the overgrown driveway and down the lonely dirt road that led into town. Where had her children gone? Two were here before, then there were none. But the third...the third had never returned. Did she not know how much her mother loved her? Did she not know that only the thought of seeing her again kept the woman tied to this place?
A tear slid down the womanâs cheek as the house began to fade away.
âI grow weak. Come to me, soon. Before itâs too late.â
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JOELLE LEBEAU STOOD next to her ancient Honda Accord, certain it was totaled and not even wanting to think of replacing it. The two Jackson, Mississippi, policemen documented the vandalism, one with pen and paper and the other with a camera.
