Romance
Date Published: March 14, 2023
Publisher: Dragonbooks Publishing House
There’s a serial killer on the loose in Independence Junction
– or is there? It might just take a furry little rat to sniff out the
truth. Missed opportunities and nefarious dealings abound in the fifth book
of the Rocky Mountain Romances series.
Meet FBI agent Avery Wilkinson. She leads a hectic life, but fortunately
has an adorable pet rat as a partner – the aptly-named Miss Marple
– who has an uncanny nose that comes in handy. Will the rodent’s
sniffer help solve the case when a serial killer seemingly terrorizes the
residents of sleepy Independence Junction?
Avery gets assigned the case with hunky agent Cole Carter. Maybe the
assignment will give them the chance to admit their true feelings? Or will
the fact that Cole is Avery’s brother’s best friend get in the
way? Or maybe it’s the murder and mayhem that sidetracks their love
affair?
Things get complicated as the suspicious Monsanto family become suspects.
Will Avery and Cole finally be able to put them away? What about Nate and
Paula’s wedding? Will it go off without a hitch or is it doomed to
become a twisted casualty, too? It all might hinge on a rat named Miss
Marple.
With a cast of unforgettable Rocky Mountain Romances regulars returning,
and many new faces to get to know, Rocky Mountain Secrets is a fast-paced,
charmer in Virginia Fox’s well-loved and endearing series.
EXCERPT
Avery Wilkinson stepped from one foot to the other, seemingly bored. She’d worked undercover for five months, which felt like an eternity. Sometimes, she had trouble remembering where fiction ended and reality began. She scratched the right side of her half-shaved head. Her long black hair fell smoothly down her left shoulder. Her hair had been cut in irregular steps with tips dyed bright red. Black kohl framed her eyes. Her flawless skin and slender, boyish physique took years off her and no one suspected anything amiss. Each element helped to create her cover as a youthful punk rocker. Even with all that hard work though, she’d soon be too old to pass. She raised her arm and the rivets on her black leather jacket clinked. The clinks signaled Miss Marple, her companion rat, who lived inside Avery’s jacket. Like Avery, Miss Marple worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. She stuck out her nose and blinked her black beady eyes. Avery stroked her head and fed her a sunflower seed from the bag in her pocket. “Go on. Go back inside. It’s not time yet.” The rat grabbed the seed and disappeared back into the jacket pocket. Over the past few months, Avery had infiltrated the Monsanto clan, a family loosely tied to the Mafia.
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