Desperate Intentions by Carla Cassidy

Author:Carla Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-11-07T20:00:48+00:00

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TROY WAS RIDICULOUSLY pleased when he left his house early the next morning that a white panel van with the logo of Home Security Done Right was in Eliza’s driveway.

He’d heard good things about that particular home alarm company and he would definitely sleep far better at night knowing she and the children were protected from intruders by a security system. He certainly hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before.

The idea of jewels from a fifteen-year-old heist being hidden in her house seemed more than a bit far-fetched. And yet he couldn’t figure out any other reason for the things that had taken place. The most telling was the fact that Mitchell, a man who had been named as a suspect in that long-ago heist, had shown up on her front porch wanting to get inside.

If Frank and the men had really stolen those jewels, then what kind of a deal had they made to reap the benefits? Was it possible the jewels had been in the house all along and Frank’s death had somehow changed the plans?

Those thoughts weren’t the only ones that had kept him tossing and turning all through the night. The physical chemistry between him and Eliza was definitely off the charts.

When she told him the children wouldn’t be home on Friday night there had been a promise in her eyes, a promise that had instantly shot white-hot desire through him.

He hoped to finish up his day by around one, which would give him and Eliza a couple hours to look for more hidey-holes in the house while the children were still in school.

If there were any jewels inside, he and Eliza would find them and turn them over to the police. Hopefully a news report would confirm to everyone that the jewels had been found, and any bad guys who wanted to search for them would just go away.

Today he was checking in on all his working crews to make sure things were going smoothly. When summer and fall were over his work didn’t end. He switched out his lawn mowers for snow blowers and his trucks would sport snow blades. He had several contracts with neighborhood associations to keep their roads cleared and sidewalks clean after a snowfall.

The morning passed quickly with him driving from job to job and checking in. For the most part the people who worked for him were hard workers who knew he expected them to adhere to his high standards. He paid well and considered himself a fair boss. He felt as if all his workers respected him, and he respected them as well.

It was one thirty when he landed at Eliza’s house. She greeted him with a big smile. “The alarm company just left,” she said as she ushered him into the kitchen. “I now have enough bells and whistles in here to keep out anyone.”

“That definitely makes me feel better,” he replied.

“Me, too. I even have a master panel in my bedroom that will show me, if there is a breach, exactly where in the house it occurred.

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