Liars, Cheaters & Thieves (35 page)

The tension was leaving his body in great waves. “We will. Let’s start with a vacation—a real vacation where we fly somewhere together and lay on a warm beach.”

“That sounds lovely.” Kera leaned in to kiss him again. The baby’s cry cut through the moment. Kera turned reflexively to look at her grandson, then gave Jackson a smile. “Just the two of us?”

“Absolutely.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Photograph by Gwen Rhoads, 2011

L.J. Sellers is a native of Eugene, Oregon, the setting of her thrillers. She’s an award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist, as well as a cyclist, social networker, and thrill-seeking fanatic. A long-standing fan of police procedurals, she counts John Sandford, Michael Connelly, Ridley Pearson, and Lawrence Sanders among her favorites. Her own novels, featuring Detective Jackson, include
The Sex Club, Secrets to Die For, Thrilled to Death, Passions of the Dead, Dying for Justice, Liars, Cheaters & Thieves
, and
Rules of Crime
. In addition, she’s penned three standalone thrillers:
The Baby Thief, The Gauntlet Assassin
, and
The Suicide Effect
. When not plotting crime, she’s also been known to perform standup comedy and occasionally jump out of airplanes.