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For the last few months I've been sharing excerpts from Turnaround Farm, but today I'm sharing from another book, Never Trust a Pretty Wolf. We'll begin with Chapter One.
Blurb:
Liesel Wolf has a secret, a dangerous secret she’ll go to any lengths to conceal. When she’s paired in a charity game with sexy marshal Andy Bryce, a man with secrets of his own, her carefully constructed world comes crashing down, and Liesel’s on a collision course with her past.
Last week:
“How does geocaching tie in with Melton’s game?”Every small town had its dignitaries, a title that Thomas Melton answered to in Shady Corners, the town where the Bryces lived. Melton had made his fortune back in the nineteen nineties when dot-com stock sold for outrageous prices. Unlike many investors, he had foreseen the collapse of the market and gotten out in time to avoid the ruination that plagued many.
Tony propped his foot on the scarred coffee table in front of him. “Melton loves geocaching, so he hid a big cache worth a million dollars. The first team who finds the cache gets to donate the money to the charity of their choice.”
Andy gave a short laugh. “That’s ridiculous. Anybody who knows about geocaching will be looking for that cache, and a good many of them probably have no intention of giving the money to charity.”
Excerpt
“Melton thought of that,” Tony pointed out. “Naturally the money isn’t in the cache. The only thing in the cache is proof that you found it. He’ll mail the check to the specified charity in the winners’ names.”
“How’d you get an invitation? You don’t hobnob with the Rockefellers or the Vanderbilts.”
Tony clicked his tongue and winked at Andy. “I’m the mayor of Shady Corners, goofball. Of course I got an invitation.”
“Won’t Melton mind if I take your place?”
“How’d you get an invitation? You don’t hobnob with the Rockefellers or the Vanderbilts.”
Tony clicked his tongue and winked at Andy. “I’m the mayor of Shady Corners, goofball. Of course I got an invitation.”
“Won’t Melton mind if I take your place?”
Oh, the fix is in to make the switch! Nice. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific snippet. As Teresa commented, "The fix is on. Elaine, you've caught me.
ReplyDeleteEnjoying the further developments in this story! Great snippet!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of money at stake!
ReplyDeleteAhha! I said last week that Melton must have taken some precautions to ensure the money went to charity.
ReplyDeleteenjoyable snippet. Everything is falling into place. What could possibly go wrong? LOL
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