Mysterious Millionaire by Cassie Miles

Author:Cassie Miles
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, General
ISBN: 9780373693153
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-03-01T11:51:11.524330+00:00

Danger. Liz had written the word on her legal pad when making her decision about coming back to the Crawford estate. A murderer was, by definition, a dangerous person. But she hadn't expected an ambush, a sniper on the hillside and a dead elk. Someone had tried to kill Ben. Or her. Or both of them.

A hint of fear nibbled at her consciousness, but she wasn't really scared as they swiveled around hairpin turns on the narrow mountain road. Ben handled the Mustang like a Grand Prix professional. "You're a good driver," she said.

"I know."

"Any idea who wants to kill you?"

"Not a clue."

When he cruised through the security gates, she noticed a difference in the cedar-and-stone house with cantilevered decks. Though illuminated by moonlight, the shadows dominated. Most of the windows were dark. The house reminded her of a bleak empty shell.

Jerod was gone.

Charlene was dead.

The only people in residence were Patrice, Monte and the staff. It seemed they had all gone to bed and pulled the covers over their ears.

After Ben parked the Mustang near the front door, he reached over and rested his hand on her shoulder. His touch was electric, sparking a sense of tension and exhilaration. "Liz, are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm not afraid," she said honestly. "Maybe a little startled. For a few minutes, things got kind of hairy."

"If you don't want to be a part of this, I'll understand." Sincerity resonated in his baritone voice. "We can arrange for you to ride back into Denver with one of the cops."

"I'm not leaving." She rested her hand on top of his. "Not now. The situation is starting to get interesting."

When he smiled, his blue eyes flashed with excitement, and she recognized a kindred spirit—a man who, like her, never backed away from a threat.

She and Ben came from opposite ends of the social scale. He was an arrogant CEO. She scraped by as a struggling law student and part-time private eye. He drove a Mustang as his second car. She bounced along in an aging Toyota. Their differences were myriad. And yet, at their core, they meshed perfectly. Both of them welcomed challenge. Stubborn and kick-ass, they made quite a pair.

Plucking his hand from her shoulder, she reached for the door handle on the Mustang. "Let's concentrate on finding the killer."

"I'll call the CBI."

"And we need to check on the people in the house. To make sure none of them are moonlighting as a sniper."

Inside the house, they turned on lights and made plenty of noise. She trailed Ben into the study, where he found the phone number of the CBI agents working the case and made his call.

Rachel Frakes, wrapped in a navy flannel bathrobe patterned with white moose, poked her head through the door. Her usually slicked-back hair fell softly around her cheeks, but her eyes were hard and cold as she stared at Liz. "What on earth are you two doing?"

Ben answered, "Somebody shot at us on the road. I want you to check on the chef, gardener and chauffeur.

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