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I Heart Book Publishing, October 12, 2015
eBook, 72,000
words, Print 209 pp
Contemporary Romantic Suspense/Murder Mystery
Contemporary Romantic Suspense/Murder Mystery
M/F, 3
flames
My family has been going to Chincoteague and Assateague
Islands since my children were little, often twice, in the spring for the
mating birds, and in the fall for the migrating snow geese. A barrier island
situated east of coastal Virginia, it has everything: a lovely beach, a
wonderful wildlife refuge, ponies, marshes, a lighthouse, and most alluring of
all, oysters. Dagne, like me, scarfs
them up at every opportunity during her year on the island. Luckily, her new
beau, Refuge Manager Aidan Ellis, is happy to treat her to them.
A bit about the book:
Dagne Lonegan, aka Dear Philomena, advice columnist,
hoped that spending a year on the Eastern Shore island of Chincoteague would extinguish any feelings
she had left for Jack Andrews, erstwhile lover and long-time jerk. It’s just her luck that in her first week on
the island she’s entangled in a murder.
Only she doesn’t know it.
Unfortunately, the murderer doesn’t know she doesn’t know. Strange and dangerous things begin happening
to her, disrupting her new romance with Aidan Ellis, the handsome manager of
the National Wildlife Refuge. As if that
weren’t enough, Jack arrives to take charge of the murder investigation.
Will Dagne stick with the tall, cool glass of a Ranger or
risk falling back into the arms of the man who broke her heart?
EXCERPT
Excerpt (G): A Tall, Cool Ranger
As
she leapt out of bed, someone knocked at the front door. She checked the clock.
Eight. A bit early. Maybe it was the milkman. She clucked at her little
joke, but took a moment to smooth her hair and flip off her fuzzy slippers.
Halfway down the stairs, she peered through the glass door to see a tall,
broad-shouldered silhouette. Someone new? And handsome too! Panting only
slightly, she tripped on the last step and almost fell flat. Sucking in a
couple of ragged breaths, she called, “Who is it?”
“Miss
Lonegan? It’s Aidan Ellis. I’m the Chincoteague Refuge Manager. I apologize for
the early hour, but I’d like to ask you a couple of questions.”
Questions? Dagne zipped into the
kitchen and turned the burner off before opening the door. A tall, remarkably
good-looking man in the tan uniform of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stood
on the mat. His dark brown eyes flecked with cream reminded her of the Sika elk
that roamed Assateague. The flat-rimmed ranger hat obscured his hair but his
tanned face sported a bit of five o’clock shadow, which only served to
highlight the straight Roman nose. He smiled a dazzling smile, and stuck his
hand out. “Miss Lonegan?”
“Yes?”
“May
I come in?” Dagne realized she was still holding his hand and gazing hungrily
into those chocolate eyes. She shook her head to clear it.
“Of
course, of course.” She led the way into the living room and indicated one of
the easy chairs patterned in blue ponies. She sat down on the sleep sofa, only
to spring up to clear the coffee table of half-filled take-out boxes and bits
of underwear, her face burning. The ranger sat quietly, hat in hand, while she
bustled about trying not to stare at his large, strong hands. A full head of
rich brown hair too—is there anything that isn’t gorgeous about him?
“Sorry. I’ve just moved in and I haven’t had time to organize, or even grocery
shop.” ***
“Miss
Lonegan, as I mentioned, I supervise the wildlife refuge. I don’t know whether
you’ve heard, but there’s been a murder.”
Dagne
took a moment to pull her jaw back up and her eyes back in. “A what?”
“A
murder. We found the body Saturday morning. On the refuge.”
“No,
I had no idea. I haven’t talked to anyone yet today.” Wait a minute. When
was I trapped on the Woodland Trail? “Saturday? The day before yesterday?”
“Yes.”
*** He stood. “Here’s my card. Since we found the body on federal property I’ll
be in charge of the investigation. If you think of anything else that might be
of interest don’t hesitate to give me a call. For example, if you saw or heard
anything unusual.”
It
was on the tip of her tongue to make a flirtatious reply, but she bit it
instead. Talk about inappropriate timing! But he was so gorgeous, so polite, so
different from Jack. Maybe, just maybe….
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