Christmas Ransom by B.J. Daniels

Author:B.J. Daniels
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-08-30T20:50:20+00:00

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JUD WALKED UP to Carla Richmond’s house through the deep snow blanketing her sidewalk. He could see that she hadn’t been here for a while. There were recent tire tracks in her driveway, so she’d at least stopped by. Or someone had.

But from the looks of the place, what he’d heard was true. She was staying with Davy Colt at the Colt Brothers Investigation building on Main. Apparently, the two had been tight in high school.

Still, he needed to scout out the place for when she returned. The rodeo cowboy would be leaving again soon. Right after Christmas probably, since from what Jud knew about the Colt brothers, Davy made his money on the rodeo circuit. Carla would have no choice then but to come home.

He trudged through the snow, carrying an empty box like it was a delivery just in case someone drove by and saw him. He knocked on the door and waited. While he did, he looked for any indication of an alarm system. This was Montana—hardly anyone had security systems unless they’d moved here from somewhere else and brought their paranoia with them.

Jud still didn’t want to do this, he thought, as he peered in the window through a crack in the curtains. The best thing he and Jesse could do was get the hidden money and skip the country. He didn’t understand why they were still in Lonesome as it was. The longer they stayed, the more worried he was that they would get caught—especially if he did something stupid like kill Carla Richmond.

But he worried that if he didn’t, Jesse might take matters into her own hands. He was still hoping that he could talk her out of it. He couldn’t wait to put this hick town in his rearview mirror.

He was about to put the box down and walk around the house to check the back door lock when he heard a pickup turn into the drive. The last thing he’d wanted to do was be seen here. Fortunately, he was wearing his large company winter jacket and hat with earflaps even though the day wasn’t that cold.

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