Magic Moment
by Angela
Adams
BLURB:
When the FBI brings Laura Roberts - a quiet,
reserved bookkeeper - in for questioning regarding activities at the warehouse
where she works, an uneasy Laura resigns her job - only to be attacked by thugs.
Chase Donovan intends to spend a few peaceful days on his boat getting
his head together - and finds a woman being assaulted by two men who say his
father told them to do it.
Chase doesn’t want to believe his father could hurt anyone. Laura
doesn’t understand why she’s a target. Can they learn to work together to
discover the truth - before someone dies?
EXCERPT:
In a local diner, two FBI agents insist Laura come with them to FBI headquarters. As she tries to convince the agents they have the wrong person, Chase approaches.
Chase Donovan had joined the fracas. Dressed
in jeans and a black leather jacket, he was tall and athletic, in his
mid-thirties, with a wavy mixture of light, nearly blond, and medium brown
hair.
He was also her boss’s
son.
A bewildered expression
covered Chase’s handsome, chiseled features. He stood so close that as Laura
jerked from Phillips’ hold, her elbow nearly whacked Chase in the stomach.
Saunders
identified himself to Chase. “We need Miss Roberts at headquarters to answer a
few questions.”
“I’d
like to see some I.D.,” Chase said firmly.
Saunders
arched a dark, hairy eyebrow. “And you are?”
“Chase
Donovan.” He rested a hand lightly on her shoulder. Laura stiffened at his
touch, unaccustomed to Chase putting a hand on her, even if in a protective
manner.
“Laura
works for my father,” Chase said. “If I don’t see some identification, she’s
not going anywhere with you.” To prove his point, his hand moved downward and
his fingers wrapped gently around her forearm.
Chase
also worked for his father, although what his role was within the business was
generally debatable among the clientele. This was so embarrassing. In the three
years Laura had worked as Dick Donovan’s bookkeeper, her conversations with his
son had been work related or cordial exchanges about the weather. If there was
any chance of the floor opening up and swallowing her, she considered now the
perfect time.
GIVEAWAY!!
Angela
will award the winner's choice of a $5 Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts GC to one
randomly drawn commenter at every stop, and a grand prize of one $15 Starbucks
or Dunkin' Donuts GC to one randomly drawn commenter during the tour. One
randomly drawn host will receive their choice of a $15 Starbucks or Dunkin'
Donuts GC.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angela Adams
writes and reviews contemporary romances. Her work has appeared in Romance at
Heart, Oysters and Chocolate, and The Long and Short Reviews. In December 2011,
Whimsical Publications published an anthology, Winter Wonders. Ms. Adams’ short
story “Burgers and Hot Chocolate,” was among the collection.
Angela is a
member of Romance Writers of America and its online chapter, From the Heart
Romance Writers.
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