Hard Evidence by Roxanne Rustand

Author:Roxanne Rustand [Rustand, Roxanne]
Format: epub
Tags: American Light Romantic Fiction, Contemporary, General, Romance, Fiction, Fiction - Romance, Man-woman relationships, Wyoming, Single mothers, Romantic suspense fiction, Suspense, Christian, Religious - General, Christian - Romance, Religious, Single fathers, Romance - Suspense, Christian - Suspense, Christian fiction, Sheriffs, Mystery & Detective, American Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Women Sleuths, Cold cases (Criminal investigation), Single mother
ISBN: 9780373442713
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-12-04T23:11:08.015000+00:00

“I don’t like leaving all of you here alone,” Michael said. “If it wasn’t for the Monday-night city council meeting, I wouldn’t go. It’s one of the requirements of my job.”

“I’m a big girl,” Janna said firmly. “I can handle things here—and I can also call for help, if need be. We’ll keep Ian up at the lodge until you get back, but I’m sure everything will be fine.”

He stared over her shoulder at the lane that meandered up the hill to the cabins. “I still don’t like it. If Ian was right, someone was in our cabin on Saturday in broad daylight, and I’ll bet it’s no coincidence that someone tampered with Claire’s tires.”

That was certainly true. The wrecker guys had figured it had taken about a half hour for the tires to deflate—which meant the damage had probably been done when Claire had stopped to check on her cattle. She would have been on Snow Canyon Ranch land, not far from the lodge.

Still, Janna knew she could hardly expect Michael to babysit them all day and night. She gestured toward the door. “You’re forgetting that I’m a ranch girl. I grew up shooting coyotes, and the gun rack in my mother’s pickup was never empty. She probably shot more varmints than I could count over the years. We had to protect our calves.”

He didn’t look convinced.

“Go. You said they were discussing budget cuts on law enforcement tonight. Heaven knows what they’ll decide if you aren’t there to speak up.”

“You’ll lock the doors and windows?”

“Scout’s honor.”

“Keep everyone inside?”

“Of course.”

“Call me every half hour?”

She shooed him down the steps of the lodge, though inwardly she was warmed by his concern. “That’s going a little far. See you back here—” she glanced at her watch “—around ten?”

“Or earlier.” He jogged out to his patrol car and opened the door, but turned back before climbing inside. “We’re going to get to the bottom of all of this trouble before Ian and I move to town, Janna. I promise you.”

She watched him drive away, his car nearly obscured by the cloud of dust it raised, and felt a small, empty place in her chest when he was out of sight.

He and Ian had dutifully worked on Cabin One all weekend, while she’d gone up to Cabin Ten to start clearing out all the rubble in that one. Once the piles of whiskey bottles and tacky magazines were hauled out, the cabin was in surprisingly good condition, so it was next on her list. And with Lauren Young starting work tomorrow she could make even faster progress.

All good—though Michael and Ian’s eventual departure would definitely be a sad ending to the summer. Once the plumbing and rewiring was finished in their house on the edge of Wolf Creek, the roofers would start, and then Michael would start some of the smaller projects inside.

Even though the number of lodge guests would be growing, she knew it would seem like a very lonely place after the two of them were gone.

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