8 Sweet Payback by Connie Shelton

Author:Connie Shelton [Shelton, Connie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Staircase Books
Published: 2014-02-14T05:00:00+00:00

* * *

Sam never wanted to see another big plate-glass window in her life. As she moved through the rooms, she thought about the dog-lady’s story of strange lights in the house at night. Witches? Or maybe just the home’s owner, coming back now and then to check things over? The latter seemed far more likely, except that there were still so many unanswered questions. Why, if he’d paid in full for the home, had he not moved in? Or, if he never planned to use it, why not sell it? Why let the taxes lapse after paying them for a number of years? Why, why, why . . . it was driving her crazy.

She rubbed at her aching shoulders, wishing she’d broken her resolve about not using the powers of the magic box. C’mon, surely all rules were off when one was faced with washing a million windows.

Finished with the ground floor, she decided to take a break before starting on the equally big second story. She ate two cookies and called Beau again. Once more, his cell phone went to voice mail. She gazed around the now-spotless kitchen, her thoughts drifting back to the deed she’d seen at the county records department. How could she find out who the person was behind LG Properties? She fiddled with the phone in her hand and decided that, if she couldn’t reach Beau, maybe Rupert could point her in the right direction. He answered on the first ring.

“It’s a corporation?” he asked after she posed the question. “Well, have you tried the corporations department in Santa Fe?”

How did a guy who wrote steamy romantic books know about this stuff?

“The information might be on their website . . . wait a second . . . What’s the full name of the business again?”

Sam could hear computer keys clicking in the background, punctuated by a couple of mild oaths.

“Okay, Sam, got it. Now, what did you need to know about this corporation?”

“Who owns it, how to contact them.”

“The registered agent’s name is Linden Gisner.” He spelled it for her and she fished in her pocket for a pen. “No phone number but the legal mailing address is 12489 County Road 12, Sembramos, New Mexico.”

The address matched the property where she was standing at the moment. No help.

“Is there any alternate address?”

“Sorry, no.”

At least she had a name, which was further than she’d gotten yet. She thanked Rupert and told him his next cupcake fix was on the house. When she’d clicked off the call, she stared at the inked note on her left hand. Gisner. That sounded vaguely familiar—but in what context?

She stared at the stairway leading to the second floor, feeling no enthusiasm for more windows today. Let Delbert Crow scream, she decided. She would finish the job tomorrow. She locked up and got into her truck, sending a silent plea to the cloudy sky that no rain come along and mess up all those newly cleaned glass panes.

Miles of familiar-feeling highway rolled past, bordered by the same old orchards and tilled fields.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.