Colton Cowboy Jeopardy (The Coltons 0f Mustang Valley Book 8) by Regan Black

Author:Regan Black [Black, Regan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, The Coltons 0f Mustang Valley
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense; Original edition
Published: 2020-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

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All day long Mia had ridden the high of that kiss, reliving the feel and taste of Jarvis’s mouth. Her dreams had been delightful, if a bit unsatisfying. It was a shock how one intense embrace could give her this renewed sense of self as a woman apart from motherhood.

She’d gone out to offer him breakfast and found the truck empty. But the text message that came through informing her he’d picked up her car reassured her that he hadn’t walked all the way back to the ranch.

The second text message he’d sent was no comfort at all.

Custody hearing was a trap. Your car has been towed due to a flat tire. More later.

She’d thanked him by text and spent the next hour stewing over what to do about Regina before taking Silas out for a long walk to clear her head.

As much as she enjoyed the ranch, she couldn’t stay out here indefinitely. She was basically squatting on Colton property—not a great look for an aspiring real-estate agent. More than that, she was already too fond of Jarvis.

Fond. What a flimsy word for all the things he made her feel.

He’d taken care of her without undermining or minimizing her concerns. He’d given her a peaceful sense of safety and security she hadn’t experienced in years. She’d always seen herself as the bold one, going out and striving for her goals. She’d never realized how much she enjoyed solitude or how much she missed it after Regina had stormed into her life.

Self-assessment could be a pain.

She rubbed Silas’s back as she walked along, her stride parallel with the mountain range in the distance. Emotionally, in her heart, she’d been a mother the moment the pregnancy test showed positive. Roderick had asked her to end the pregnancy. Ending the marriage had been the only solution.

Divorce had meant facing more disappointment in her father’s eyes, but once she started to show, his excitement over being a grandfather had eclipsed everything else. Silas’s arrival had rebuilt a bridge that Regina had nearly destroyed with her manipulative nature. Mia had never expected to be in this position a second time, isolated from family and a trustworthy support network. Of course, with Regina around, anything was possible.

Once more, Mia debated putting the video out there. Sending it directly to her father would cut him to the core. If he even saw it. Mia had no doubt Regina was screening Norton’s email. Through the years, several emails and text messages to her father had gone missing before he’d read them, causing all sorts of communication issues that made Mia look like a problem child.

The family court email only proved Regina must have had skills or expert help to twist Mia’s next attempt at making contact into whatever form suited her stepmother. Silas was safe in her arms, but her father was not. Until she was sure her father could be protected, she couldn’t expose Regina’s infidelity to the world. They were still at an impasse.

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