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Informationen zum Autor Rachel Butler lives in Oklahoma with her husband and son, where she is at work on her next novel of romantic suspense starring Selena McCaffrey. Klappentext From her birth as the love child of a rich Southern family to her childhood on the streets! beautiful assassin Selena McCaffrey had one option: survive. Now she wants to put the past behind her and start a new life with the man she loves...but her enemies have other plans. Someone has put out a half-million-dollar contract on Selena's life—and two of the world's most elite assassins have taken the job. As Selena and homicide detective Tony Ceola race from Tulsa to Atlanta to Alabama! what they discover will change their lives forever: a scorching secret about Selena's past! about her mother's death—and about how close her worst enemy really is.... Leseprobe 1 "—six, seven, eight . . ." "—actually suggested we have another baby . . ." "—she's really hot, but she wants to get married . . ." Snatches of conversation drifted past Selena, as comforting as the shawl wrapped around her shoulders to protect against the cool October air. She was sitting in a chaise longue on the Ceola patio, with half the family scattered around in an impromptu get-together. It didn't take much to stir up one of those with the Ceolas. That evening it had been nothing more than Tony and his brother coming over to mow their parents' yard one last time for the season. Selena, along with J.J.'s wife and kids, had come with them, Tony's sister and her family had stopped by, and before long younger brothers Dom and Matt had also appeared at the house. Anna had been happy to switch gears from dinner for two to fifteen, pulling pans of lasagna and garlic bread from the freezer, tossing salads, and whipping up zabaglione for dessert. A spur-of-the-moment party, and everyone was enjoying it, Selena most of all. Anna sat down in the chair next to Selena's with a grunt, then smiled. "I sound like Nonna Ceola, making that old-lady noise when I sit down or stand up." "You've done a lot of work this evening. You're entitled." "Nonna used to say, 'When it's family, it's not work.' " Anna was silent a moment, then she shook her head. "Nonna was full of crap." Selena smiled. She'd heard tales of Joe Ceola's mother, from the Italian Alps in the north, who'd viewed Anna's southern Italian blood with disdain. Nonna Ceola had forgiven her grandchildren their southern heritage, but not her daughter-in-law. Now Anna was Nonna , grandmother to a handful of rambunctious kids belonging to her three older children. She was hopeful that the younger four would add to the brood, including Tony. The more Selena thought about the idea, the more she liked it. After sipping rich espresso from the tiny cup she held, Anna asked, "How is your painting?" "Fine. I just shipped three canvases to the gallery in Key West." Selena hid a smile. Like her mother, daughter, and daughters-in-law, Anna had always been a stay-at-home mother. Painting was something the kids did with finger paints. Standing at an easel for hours at a time seemed to her an odd way to earn a living, but for Tony's sake, she always showed interest. Tony's five-year-old twin nieces ran past, giggling and shrieking as Joe lumbered after them, arms outstretched, doing a good imitation of a cartoon monster. He was grinning, having as much fun as the girls, his pleasure lighting eyes that were too often dull. "How is Joe?" Selena asked quietly. Anna's smile faded. "He has his good days. With the new medication the doctor's got him on, they're outnumbering the bad. He knew who you were this evening, didn't he?" Selena nodded. The Alzheimer's that was slowly destroying Joe often left him in a cloud of confusion. Sometimes he remembered that Tony was his son and she was his girlfriend, though just as ...
Product details
| Authors | Rachel Butler |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing Inc. |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Paperback |
| Released | 31.07.2007 |
| EAN | 9780440243373 |
| ISBN | 978-0-440-24337-3 |
| No. of pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 107 mm x 173 mm x 25 mm |
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