Temptation Bay (A Windfall Island Novel) by Sullivan Anna

Author:Sullivan, Anna [Sullivan, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

Maggie’s Jaguar Roadster looked like hell, but it zipped nimbly through the curves and stretched out on the straightaways, as sleek and muscular as its namesake prowled the jungle. The woman definitely had a way with an engine, and having his hands on the wheel, hearing it purr, put the finishing touch on the amazing night past and a morning that had dawned in clear-skied, autumn-painted perfection.

He slowed for the turn into Windfall village, fielded the first open-mouthed stare from Maisie Cutshaw, and his mood plummeted, hitting rock-bottom between one thudding heartbeat and the next. The Jaguar, he thought darkly, the same car that had buoyed his morning now weighed like an anchor, made heavier by every long, assessing look that came his way.

Well, he thought as he parked in front of the Horizon and stepped out of the car, he’d wanted everyone to think he and Maggie were involved. Mission accomplished. He walked inside, waved through the big doorway to AJ, manning the bar, and stopped short when Helen snagged him by the arm, cut off whoever she had on her cell, and asked him about the Jag.

“Maisie, right?”

“She was taping up the gift shop windows and saw you drive by.”

“Why was she taping up the windows?” he asked.

“For the winter storms,” Helen said, sounding put-upon. “We get a fair bit of wind, sometimes more than a fair bit.” Her eyes narrowed. “And you’re changing the subject.”

“Sure, but how much is a fair bit? And what’s blowing around that breaks windows?”

“Hail sometimes, or tree branches. There’s a big old oak behind Maisie’s place, and you know how those things shed if they’re not trimmed regular. One good blow and…” Helen jammed her hands on her hips. Her foot was tapping, too. “The car?”

Dex had to work hard not to laugh.

“Where were you last night?” Helen persisted. “As if I didn’t know.”

“I’d love to talk about it, really, but I have to make a phone call. Feel free to listen in.”

Helen’s irritation took on an edge of insult. “I don’t listen in on the guests’ phone calls. And don’t think this conversation is over. Everybody in town knows you’re driving Maggie’s car and they’re all wondering what else Maggie is sharing with you. Just remember, I asked first.”

“Okay, you can grill me about it later.”

“And not get any damned answers,” Dex heard her mutter as he hightailed it up the stairs, fishing his room key out of his pocket so he could get inside before he ran into anyone else bursting with quest—

He stopped mid-thought, took one good look through a door he could only half open because it was jammed up against something which, on further investigation, turned out to be his mattress. Drawers hung out of the low dresser and nightstand, the closet gaped open, and the bedclothes were in a heap in the corner. He leaned around the door, saw the mattress had been slashed. It appeared even the edges of the carpet had been ripped from the tack strips.

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