BLURB:
Former combat medic Kory Wagner survived four war zones. Now she’s
home and out of the Army for good and someone is trying to kill her in her own
backyard. Just as disturbing is the handsome sheriff who’s on the case. Sheriff
Sean Harding doesn’t quite know what to think of the decorated veteran that
managed to outsmart an entire search party. What bothers him more is the body
of a PI, whom she hired, was found dead in a building she owns. And Kory isn’t being
very cooperative with helping him find the answers as to why someone would kill
her sister and want her dead. Will he be able to keep her alive along enough to
discover the truth?
Kory
heard a sound a few yards in front of her. She quickly scanned the area. Three
rows of huge metal shelves lined the interior. She inched forward, peering
around the corner of the second row. Mr. Urlik lay on his side, facing her,
clutching his chest. His eyes were opened and his mouth moved, but no sound
came out. A heart attack? She ran to him, knelt down on the cement floor, and
took his hand. It was wet, slimy. She looked down and saw his hand covered in
blood. Her eyes shifted to his chest. A large crimson stain spread across the
width of his white shirt from a small hole near the center. He was breathing
erratically. Experience told her a bullet had pierced at least one lung and he
didn't have much time. She immediately pressed the heel of her right hand
against the wound.
"I'm
sorry," he murmured.
"Where's
your cell phone?" Hers was in her backpack but she didn't want to waste
valuable time digging it out.
"No
time. Get out."
"Who
did this, Mr. Urlik?"
He
grabbed her right hand and squeezed it tightly. "You were right -- no
accident."
His
hand went limp.
Kory
felt something in the palm of her hand, looked down and saw it was a key. She
shoved it into her jeans pocket. A whizzing sound buzzed past her, followed by
the unmistakable clink of a bullet ricocheting off metal. She instinctively
threw herself over his body as another bullet struck metal. Kory felt for a
pulse. There was none. She lowered her hand to his chest and felt under both
arms and along his waist. I thought all PIs carried guns. Just my luck this one
didn't.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Anne
Patrick is the author of more than a dozen novels of Romance, Mayhem &
Faith, including the award winning and bestselling WOUNDED HEROES SERIES, FIRE
AND ASH, and TIES THAT BIND. Her books have garnered four-star reviews from
Romantic Times, 'Top Pick' and 'Best Book' honors from Night Owl Reviews and
Long and Short of It Reviews, and Five-Heart reviews from The Romance Studio.
When she isn't working on her next novel she enjoys spending time with family
and friends, and traveling to foreign countries to experience new cultures and
adventures. Born and raised in Oklahoma, she now makes her home in Kansas.
Contact
links:
Website:
http://www.annepatrickbooks.com
Facebook:
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Twitter:
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Amazon
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Links:
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tour.
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6 comments:
Getting quite a body count here.
marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Very exciting excerpt, this is a must read.
Kit3247(at)aol(dot)com
Another great excerpt, I cannot wait to find out who killed him and what happens next
fencingromein at hotmail dot com
Yikes, this isn't for the faint-hearted!
vitajex(at)aol(dot)com
Ohhh thank you for sharing an excerpt!
justforswag(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
There seems to be a lot of gunfights in this book...Excellent!! lol
andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
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