Second Chance

Informationen zum Autor After eighteen years, Christy Reece left her career at a major insurance company and pursued her dream of writing. She holds a BSW from the University of Memphis and is a member of Romance Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. Christy Reece lives in Alabama with her husband, two adorable canines, and one very shy turtle. Second Chance is the second novel in her new three-book series. Klappentext SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Working for Last Chance Rescue! Cole Mathison has been to hell and back. But being responsible for the death of an innocent man is a hell like no other. Longing for redemption! Cole finds himself embroiled in the mysterious disappearance of Keeley Fairchild's young children. Rescuing the children is his mission-but falling in love with the widow of the man he inadvertently killed was never in the plans. When Keeley's life is threatened! Cole's demons must take a backseat to the most important mission of his life. He might never know the heaven of Keeley's arms! but he'll never survive the hell of failing to save her. one   A female shriek, loaded with drunken laughter, ripped through the air. Oh yeah. The Saturday night crowd at Bug-n-Booze was alive and kicking. The aroma of roasted peanut shells covering the floor blended with the lusty smells of women who only wanted two things—to get drunk and to get laid.   Wesley Tuttle’s mouth slid up in an easy smile … his favorite kind of woman.   “Are you listening to me?”   With deliberate slowness, Wes turned back to his companion. She’d asked to meet him hundreds of miles from Fairview; least she could do was let him enjoy himself for a little while. This was his first time here and Wes already knew it wouldn’t be his last.   He eyed the woman sitting at the table with him. With her upper-crust, snooty attitude and expensive clothes, she looked as out of place here as a possum would at a pie-throwing contest. It was all for show; everything about her was fake. He knew more than most anybody about this particular rich bitch. Those clothes might make her look high class, but when she had a little liquor inside her or needed a favor, she could make a Saturday night slut look like a nun.   He gave her the smile he reserved especially for her, knowing it’d piss her off. “I want the woman, too.”   Shock reflected on her face for barely a second, then a skinny, manicured hand waved dismissively. “Don’t be ridiculous. If you make this more complicated, it will never work. You’ll get more than enough for the kids.”   He stared hard. This point was non-negotiable. If she wanted him to do the job, she’d come around.   Her eyes skittered away from his face. Good. She might be his employer for this particular gig, but she was scared of him. Just the way he liked it.   She chewed at her lower lip, smearing red lipstick over her teeth. “What do you want her for? Ransom?”   “A grin tugged on his mouth. “You know money ain’t the reason I want her.”   Jealousy dripping from every word, she said, “What is it with you men? Her ass is the size of a double-wide and those boobs are freakishly large.”   It was all he could do not to laugh in her face. “If double-wide trailers were shaped like her ass, I wouldn’t mind living in one the rest of my life.”   The woman continued her rant. Wes ignored her, as he did most of the time. When she said something he wanted to hear, he’d tune in again.   She was pissed he wasn’t still trying to get into her panties. He’d been there and done that more times than he liked to count. Every time he made the return trip, he always swore he’d never go back again, but when he was horny, sometimes he needed the itch scratched without preliminaries. Given the proper incentive, this bitch was always willing.   “Are you listening to me?”   “I wil...

Product details

• Authors: Christy Reece
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.03.2010
• EAN: 9780345517760
• ISBN: 978-0-345-51776-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 175 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Ballantine Books; Last Chance Rescue; Last Chance Rescue
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense