True Colors by Yolanda Wallace

Author:Yolanda Wallace [Wallace, Yolanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781626399280
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2017-06-29T04:00:00+00:00

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The bell over the door pealed, announcing an early arrival’s entrance.

“Welcome to Osgood’s,” Robby began. “Would you like something to—”

The rest of her question died in her mouth as Candy Ferrell walked toward her. Candy’s cloud of perfume reached her first. Candy rested one hand on the counter. The other parted her thick fur coat and formed a fist on her hip. The slow clicking of her French-tipped nails on the glass counter was the only sound in the room.

“I suppose I have you to thank for this week’s publicity?” Candy asked.

Robby’s stomach lurched. The only thing she feared more than failure was discovery. “I don’t know what you mean.”

Candy held up a well-manicured hand. “Please do me a favor, Miss Rawlins, and don’t try denying what we both know to be true.”

“How do you know my name?”

For the second time in less than twenty-four hours, Robby was being confronted by someone she knew nothing about but who seemed to know everything about her. Where was Miles when she needed him? Oh, yeah, picking up some takeout Chinese because they would be too busy to eat once the party began. Based on past years’ preview shows, the current one wouldn’t end until well past the advertised stop time. If she and Miles didn’t eat now, they’d be starving by the time the last guest vacated the premises. Given the choice of having a full stomach and being left alone with Candy, she would rather go hungry.

“I commend you, Robby. You play a good game. Unfortunately for you, I play it better.”

“What do you want?” Robby cringed at the note of panic she heard in her voice.

Candy’s broad smile bordered on caricature. “How does the saying go? You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. Here are my conditions: my name doesn’t pass your lips or flow from your pen, you write what I tell you to write when I tell you to write it, and you give me pre-approval on anything you compose before you post it for public consumption. Do this for me and I won’t tell anyone, namely Taylor, who authors the posts.”

Robby felt her knees begin to give way. She held onto the counter to keep from falling to the floor. “What makes you think I’m the person behind The pH Factor?” she asked, when what she really wanted to know was how Candy had managed to discover something not even the White House and the Secret Service had been able to.

“Unlike Terry and his misguided minions, I actually know where to look. I pegged you as an opportunist the first time I laid eyes on you. Before I arrived, I only suspected you had something to do with the blog. Thank you for confirming my suspicions.”

Robby felt like kicking herself for walking into the trap Candy had set for her. Candy hadn’t discovered she was behind The pH Factor. She had foolishly admitted it herself. And with very little prompting, too. How could she

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