Desperado's Gold by Linda Winstead Jones

Author:Linda Winstead Jones [Jones, Linda Winstead]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Jackson opened his eyes when the sliver of sun hit his

face. How long had he slept? Certainly no more than two or

three hours.

But he never slept that deep, that good. And it was all

because of Catalina. He wanted her again, half asleep, warm

and soft and breathless. He wanted to watch her lose control again. Most of all, in spite of all his reservations, he wanted to claim her as his own again.

As his vision cleared, he reached out for her. For a

moment he thought the rumpled coverlet at the edge of the

bed hid a sleeping Catalina, but the moment his hand touched the cold sheet he knew the bed was empty. And he knew, as

he came fully awake and sat up, that she wasn't in the room.

Catalina could find all sorts of trouble left on her own.

She did love the balcony, so he checked there first,

dressing as he crossed the room. He knew it was deserted

even before he parted the drapes. He would have heard her,

would have known she was there. Jackson blinked hard

against the bright morning sun, and then turned his eyes to

the street below.

It didn't take long to find her. She always drew a crowd,

Catalina Lane did.

Jackson placed both hands on the railing and leaned

forward, watching. It appeared that Harold Goodman was

holding Catalina, and a good dozen townspeople had gathered

around them to watch whatever was going on. She didn't

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Desperado's Gold

by Linda Jones

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