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Dec 30

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Ten

  By Tami Brothers   Undercover in Jimmy Choos  “What the hell were you thinking?” Danny could barely see Désirée in the light coming from the small sliver of the crescent moon. Although it had worked well for them while he and Drew waited to ambush the trio, he hated the lack of visibility now. “What do you mean?” “I mean you could have been killed. Why would you bait him like that? He was just waiting for an opportunity to hurt you.” The exchange brought back the sick feeling he’d experienced when seeing Jacques leer at Désirée earlier. He’d [...]

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Dec 29

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Nine

By Sia Huff You Know Too Much Danny Bonner slammed his fists against the display table. Somewhere lurking in these lists of names was the Library Killer. As a professional he shouldn’t let emotions get tangled up with Désirée. But it was too late; his feelings were as intertwined as a bullet spinning through the barrel of a gun. He closed his eyes to recall Désirée’s whispered words and her beautiful sea green eyes pleaded with him to find her. Think, damn it. Désirée said she was in a field. Fellow cops were out scanning every unplanted field in the [...]

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Dec 28

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Eight

By Sally Kilpatrick She Had to Know How the Story Ended When Skirt Boy jerked the phone from her hand, Désirée knew she was a dead woman. He didn’t use the Louisville Slugger in his other hand, but he did grab the rope that tied her wrists together. The hatred in his eyes made her whimper. “Get up.” He spat the words. Désirée tried to get to her feet but stumbled and fell. Dazed, she looked over to see that the heel had broken off her right Jimmy Choo. “I said, get up.” Skirt Boy grabbed the rope that bound [...]

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Dec 27

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Seven

By Sandra Elzie The Time is at Hand The moon was still low in the sky, but its near-fullness bathed the new library building with a beam as if from a spotlight.  Without the streetlight that normally added illumination in the front of the property, dark shadows extended out across the lawn and onto the sidewalk.  “What happened to the damn streetlight?” He was still frowning when he cruised past the front of the dark building.  Detective Bonner took his foot off the gas, allowing his car to gradually slow as he neared the parking lot. “Damn, I’m too late.”  [...]

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Dec 26

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Six

By Pam Asberry The Happy Hookers As the gravity of the situation began to sink in, Désirée could hardly breathe. First her beloved boss and library branch manager Ada Rawlings was brutally murdered in the mystery section on the eve of a cruise where she hoped to find true love. Now Fred Carson, the FedEx delivery guy Désirée had been lusting after, was hanging from a noose around his neck in the historical fiction section. Could it really be that she was the killer’s next target? Eyes wide with fear, she turned to look at hunky Detective Danny Bonner. Apparently, [...]

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Dec 23

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Five

By Tami Brothers Tick Tock.  When the clock strikes… Holy Shit! Bonner was out of the booth and next to Désirée before her head hit the floor. At first he thought she’d been pulling his chain when her eyes rolled back into her head.  With the snarky barbs she’d been throwing around, he could see her trying to psych him out with more mumbo jumbo crap.  After some of the comments he’d made, he probably deserved it. Only when her face turned white as the pasty legs on a corpse did he suspect she hadn’t been kidding around. Sliding her [...]

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Dec 22

The Undercover Librarian-Chapter Four

By Sally Kilpatrick Dangerous Vibes “So, let me get this straight:  The FedEx guy is Fred Carson, who apparently had been secretly dating Ada Rawlings for two months and wanted to marry her.  But she was going on a singles’ cruise to meet a man she’d met on the Internet and was convinced he was going to propose.”  Danny Bonner stopped to take a breath. Miss Devereaux’s green eyes never left his.  “Don’t forget the clock.” The clock.  Of course there was a clock.  And a skull, a dagger, and an Aubusson carpet. He opened his mouth to tell her [...]

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