Justifiable Risk by VK Powell

Author:VK Powell [Powell, VK]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9781602821972
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2011-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

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sting as partial justice for her failings. She couldn’t name anyone, aside from her brothers, that she was certain she’d risk her life for.

She felt a responsibility, but not a real connection, to every person she’d interviewed in the course of her work. If she was honest, she’d never had the sort of connection she’d witnessed between Greer and Bessie or her friends with their partners. She couldn’t even maintain a relationship with a pet because she wasn’t home long enough.

She remembered the hundreds of times her father had left the family in search of the next big story, promising the current trip would be his last. As a child she blamed herself for not being enough to hold him. In adulthood, she realized his dreams and his demons had driven him from place to place. Some people just weren’t suited to domestic life. Eva couldn’t imagine doing to a partner what her father constantly did to her mother. As a compromise, she didn’t get involved.

But maybe Greer was right. Her father’s departures didn’t mean he loved his wife or children any less. He came back for a reason; maybe that was his definition of love. She’d assumed her lifestyle prohibited a fully committed and loving relationship. That premise was based on a model that appeared to have flaws. Perhaps she abandoned her sexual liaisons so she wouldn’t become too invested.

What if her job was only an excuse to keep from getting hurt?

Eva splashed water on her face and relaxed into the huge soaker tub. It couldn’t be that simple. She kept her trysts short and uncomplicated to protect lovers from the uncertainties and disappointments of her life—at least that’s what she told herself.

She closed her eyes and prayed the warm water would dissolve the emotional distress of today. Her guilt over Tom’s death and her unflattering personal history weighted her down like an anchor.

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As Eva sluggishly climbed the stairs, Greer tried to reconcile the emotionally burdened woman with the confident, fearless reporter she’d been dealing with. This story didn’t feature some anonymous person gunned down in an old warehouse. Not only had Eva known and liked Tom Merritt, she’d been standing beside him when he was

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