Says here there's a reward," Mr. Hooks said.

Tallie blinked, then remembered Keith had added that tidbit for incentive. She opened her purse and scrutinized the contents of her slim wallet--twelve dollars and a book of stamps. She handed over the ten and the stamps, then tossed in a free drink coupon from Starbucks. "Thanks." Then she turned and fled.

Stephanie Bond

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How about I kiss you so we can get past this awkwardness?

Stephanie Bond

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A lot of good the door did. The man's pheromones oozed through the keyhole and the crack underneath the panelled wood.

Stephanie Bond

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She had no doubt the man would kill her. Stupid things went skating through her mind--she'd never told her mother how much she loved her chocolate cupcakes... or Felicia what a kind friend she'd been... or Keith that it was cool and mature that he owned a house, even if it was in Brooklyn.

Stephanie Bond

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Tallie looked for something to throw, but considering the fact that she threw like a girl, she dumped that plan in lieu of grabbing her new iron and swinging it like a bowling ball between the bad man's legs, where it connected with a nauseating _thunk_.

Stephanie Bond

Tags: self-defense romantic-mystery

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You're my hero," he murmured.

She grinned up at him. "What a coincidence. You're _my_ hero.

Stephanie Bond

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My life of crime began at seven twenty-eight this morning."
~ Charmaine Digby

Wendy Delaney

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