Hidden Identity (Harlequin Intrigue) by Alice Sharpe

Author:Alice Sharpe [Sharpe, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Law Enforcement, Romantic Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Violence & Crime Story, Protection & Safety, Action & Adventure, Dangerous & Deadly, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Clean & Wholesome, Suspenseful Fiction, Family & Domestic Life, Temporary Amnesia or Memory Loss, Pregnancy, Unborn Child, helicopter Crash, Merciless Killers, Resolve Past Issues, Reconciliation, Faked Death
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue; Original Edition
Published: 2019-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

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AFTER FIFTY MILES, Adam admitted to himself that he needed a break of more than a couple of minutes. Coffee, maybe something to eat, a respite from constant vibrations and the pain to the knife gash that flared as he leaned forward to grasp the handlebars. He pulled up in front of a small gas station advertising cold drinks and snacks.

Inside, he found an older man behind the counter. He ordered coffee and snatched a prepackaged pastry off the shelf then downed one of his antibiotics and a couple of aspirin. A few other travelers meandered around. Probably, like Adam, they loitered as much for the air conditioning as they did the merchandise.

Adam spied a produce section in the cooler and chose an apple to take along for a future snack. As he approached the counter to pay for everything, a tinkling bell announced another man coming into the store through a small back door. He nodded at Adam as he walked behind the counter. “I finally got it out of her, Sam,” he said to the guy ringing up Adam’s purchases.

“Yeah? What’s her problem, then?”

“She’s broke. We’re going to have to help her out.”

Sam shook his head. “We can’t just give her money,” he said.

“The kid doesn’t have a penny. Don’t be so damn cheap.”

“I’m frugal, not cheap,” Sam said with a sigh as he handed Adam his change. He shook his gray head. “On the other hand, I guess we can’t have her parked out back forever. What does she need exactly?”

“A couple of quarts of oil, that’s all.”

Adam looked up quickly.

“That’s not too bad,” said Sam. “Okay, just give it to her and get her out of here.”

“Someone needs oil for their vehicle?” Adam said.

The second man nodded. “Some little gal. Needs a couple of quarts.”

“Where is she?”

Sam’s eyes narrowed. “Why do you want to know?”

Adam smiled. “I had some bad luck lately. Someone helped me get back on my feet on the condition I pay it forward. This sounds like an opportunity to do just that. Plus I’m a mechanic. If there’s something else wrong with her car, maybe I can help.”

Sam nodded, obviously delighted to get off the hook. “She’s parked out back under the only tree around. Been sitting out there all morning.”

“She was too shy to ask for a handout,” the second guy added. “I had to worm what was wrong out of her. It doesn’t seem she knows anything about cars and that old van she’s driving is on its last legs.”

“Point the way,” Adam said, “but first sell me a half-dozen bottles of motor oil. Might as well get her a few spares. Oh, and add in one of those breakfast burritos you have back there, a cup of coffee and a bottle of orange juice.”

“That’s mighty decent of you,” the second man said as he filled a box with the right number of oil bottles from a display. Sam gathered the food and rang everything up, a big smile on his wrinkled face as he presented the total to Adam.

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