Deception

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Carol Ericson. Deception

MILLS & BOON

MILLS & BOON

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HE EXPECTED SMALL-TOWN POLICE WORK TO BE DULL…AND THEN SHE CAME BACK TO TOWN

Columbella House, a crumbling Victorian mansion on the coast, is packed with secrets and danger. Now it all belongs to Mia St. Regis. For police chief Dylan Reese, the return of the beautiful heiress rekindles an old attraction, one he thought ended long ago. Before he can focus on their past, though, Mia’s reappearance rouses a killer, someone who’s made her the ultimate—and most prized—target. Dylan knows keeping Mia safe is part of the job. Yet the image of an elusive enemy getting anywhere near her challenges his sworn vow to uphold the law—and stirs something all too personal inside by-the-book Dylan.…

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Hadn’t that sheet been covering the chair in the corner when she’d walked in here? Had that mirror been cracked?

She sped out of the library, keeping the line of light in front of her, looking neither left nor right. She glanced over her shoulder once at the spiral staircase. Something was hanging from the third-floor landing, but she had no intention of investigating.

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