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Authors: Peggy Webb
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MM01 - Valley of Fire (21 page)
“I promise I will not take your daughter captive.”
“You won't touch her?”
“No.”
“Then you can go.”
“Let's seal the bargain with a handshake.”
Colter checked Silas's pulse under the guise of shaking his hand. It was a little fast, but not alarming. And his eyes didn't look so wild now. Cautiously, he released the man and stepped back.
Jo Beth started toward him, but he shook his head and continued his walk toward the front door. He didn't even say, “Thank you for dinner,” for fear of setting Silas McGill off again.
He didn't make a sound as he walked from the dining room and through the den. He moved so swiftly and quietly, they didn't even hear the squeaky screen door close behind him.
Jo Beth stared after him for five seconds before turning her attention back to her father. He was sitting calmly at the table, cutting himself a huge hunk of cherry pie, his prisoner already forgotten now that he was out of sight.
“Have some pie, Jo Beth. And whatever happened to your guest? Didn't he stay for dessert?”
“No, Dad. He had to leave early.” She glanced toward her mother. “Mom?”
“Go after him, darling.”
Jo Beth ran toward the door, stopping in the den long enough to jerk the Jeep keys off the top of the sideboard. By the time she reached the front porch, she was breathless. Nerves, that's what it was.
In order to regain her composure, she leaned against a rough-hewn porch post and stared into the darkness. She sensed rather than heard the movement, and suddenly Colter was standing in the path of feeble light cast by the naked bulb on the front porch.
“I promised not to take you captive, but don't tempt me.”
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Author’s Note: Colter Gray Wolf first appeared as a secondary character in book four of the Donovan’s of the Delta Series, Any Thursday. It’s my pleasure to bring him back in this second book of the Mississippi McGills series.
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Coming October 1, 2012 – Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse (A Southern Cousins Mystery, Book Five)
Coming December, 2012, The Tender Mercy of Roses by Anna Michaels in trade paperback (available now in digital and hardcover)
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About Peggy Webb
In a career that spans 26 years, the Mississippi author has written almost 70 books. Writing as Peggy Webb, she pens romance and the popular, comedic Southern Cousins Mystery Series starring Elvis, the basset hound who thinks he’s the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll reincarnated. Writing as Anna Michaels, she pens literary fiction. She has been on the romance bestseller list numerous times and has won many awards, including a Romantic Times Pioneer Award for creating the sub-genre of romantic comedy. Several of her romances have been optioned for film.
The Tender Mercy of Roses, 2011,
written as Anna Michaels, is a Delta Magazine Top Five Pick, a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club Featured Alternate. Pat Conroy, author of
The Prince of Tides,
calls it “astonishing.”
Peggy is a member of Novelists, Inc., International Thriller Writers, and Romance Writers of America. She is excited about bringing her romance classics (originally published as Bantam
Loveswepts)
back to readers as E-books. The award-winning
Touched by Angels
and
A Prince for Jenny,
as well as the Donovans of the Delta series, are Kindle Top 100 bestsellers.
Follow the author on her websites:
www.peggywebb.com
and
www.annamichaels.net
and on Facebook as both Peggy Webb and Anna Michaels.
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Other E-Books from Peggy Webb
Classic Romance (originally published as Loveswept)
Dark Fire
Touched by Angels
(RT Reviewer’s Choice)
A Prince for Jenny,
sequel to
Touched by Angels
The Edge of Paradise
Duplicity
(Rave review, RT Reviewer’s Choice)
Where Dolphins Go (
RT Reviewer’s Choice, women’s fiction, optioned for film)
Night of the Dragon
(time travel romance)
Christmas in Time
(time travel, prequel to
Only Yesterday)
Only Yesterday,
(time travel, sequel to
Christmas in Time
)
Summer Jazz
The Donovans of the Delta Series:
Donovan’s Angel
(Paul Donovan’s story)
Sleepless Nights
(Tanner Donovan’s story)
Hallie’s Destiny
(award winning book, Hallie Donovan’s story)
Any Thursday
(Hannah Donovan’s story)
Higher Than Eagles
(Jacob Donovan’s story)
The Mississippi McGills Series (spin-off from Donovans of the Delta)
Valley of Fire (Rick McGill’s story)
Until Morning Comes (Jo Beth McGill and Colter Gray Wolf’s story)
Saturday Mornings (Andrew McGill’s story)
Romantic Suspense, originally published as Bantam Fanfare
Witch Dance
From A Distance
E-books Coming Soon
Taming Maggie (#1 on Waldenbooks’ Romance Bestseller List)
Only His Touch
That Jones Girl (sequel to the Mississippi McGills)
Southern Cousins Mysteries, Peggy Webb (available in print and e-books)
Published by Kensington
Elvis and the Dearly Departed, 2008
Elvis and the Grateful Dead, 2009
Elvis and the Memphis Mambo Murders, 2010
Elvis and the Tropical Double Trouble,
2011
Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse, Oct. 1, 2012
Coming Soon
Southern Cousins Companion and Cookbook (digital only)
Jack Loves Callie Tender (prequel to the series, digital only)
Novels written as Anna Michaels (available in hardcover and e-book)
The Tender Mercy of Roses (
Gallery, Simon & Schuster, May 17, 2011)
The Language of Silence
(Gallery, Simon & Schuster, coming soon)
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