Dead in a Dumpster
by B. L. Blair
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GENRE: Mystery/Romance
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BLURB:
When
Leah Norwood finds the body of Isabel Meeks in the dumpster behind her store,
she can’t believe the police consider her a suspect. Sure, she didn’t liked
Isabel, but then again, neither did anyone else. Isabel had a condescending
attitude and a bad reputation. As manager of the antique store, Patina, she had
made a lot of enemies.
There is Patina’s
assistant manager, the handsome and charming Trent. Isabel was blackmailing
him. There is Patina’s owner, the aloof and influential Anthony Thorpe. Isabel was smuggling drugs through his store.
And there is the entire drug dealing Cantono family. Isabel had lost a box containing
heroin from one of their shipments. That is just to name a few and didn’t even
include the stranger who was seen arguing with Isabel just hours before her
death.
The police have too
many suspects and too many soft alibis. Leah needs to prove to the sexy new
chief of police that she had nothing to do with Isabel’s death.
Leah loves a good
mystery. Can she find the killer before the police arrest her for murder?
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Excerpt:
Her words came out in a whisper. “Thank
you for everything. For coming to my rescue, for…” She was saying
goodbye, yet her chin tilted toward his and she took a step closer,
her lips barely parted, inviting. She peered up at him and met his
gaze with a look that was surprisingly heated, decidedly predatory.
There was no mistaking it. Melissa wanted him too. That was all the
encouragement Stone needed to take her in his arms and bring his
mouth down on hers with a hungry desire that surpassed all
expectations.
Melissa gasped with delight and sighed
into his kiss. Stone’s empty mug slid from her grasp and landed
somewhere on the sofa. Stone pressed his eager body to hers and ran
his hands up her back, threading his fingers through her hair. She
was glorious, beautiful, her gaze sparking with reciprocal passion.
Stone groaned and kissed her again, savoring the taste of her,
delighting in the sweetness of her body molded to his, as his blood
pumped harder and his heart beat like a kettledrum gone out of
control. It was more than a kiss; it was like coming home.
“Stone,” she said breathlessly. He
opened his eyes to find his cheeks nestled between her palms.
She looked up at him her face flushed
with longing. “I think you’d better go.”
“Yeah,” he said, his pulse
pounding. “I’d better go.”
Thunder boomed and rain slapped the
windowpanes, while the fire hissed and moaned.
Neither one moved.
“Melissa,” Stone whispered,
brushing his lips over hers. “You and me… It’s like… I don’t
know.”
“I know,” she replied, meeting his
kiss. “I feel it too.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
B.
L. Blair writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors, she has been writing most
of her life and has dozens of books started.
She just needs the time to finish them.
She
is the author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys reading books, writing books, and
traveling wherever and as often as time and money allows. She is currently working on her latest book
set in Texas, where she lives with her family.
Website:
http://www.blblair.com/
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