When Wylie Lewis sells his half of the detective agency he owned to move into the house his grandfather willed him in the small town of Earlston, he expects he'll have work to do refurbishing and redecorating it. He doesn't expect that Garry Parish, the handsome restaurant owner who lives two doors down, would offer his assistance, as well as put him in contact with Carl, a handyman who could do most of the manual labor.<br><br>Wylie also doesn't expect to be the sheriff's prime suspect when Nelly, a young woman who works for Garry, disappears a week after Wylie arrives in town. As if that isn't bad enough, a second woman, Emma, vanishes a few days later.<br><br>Wylie, Garry, and Carl team up to try to locate them before the sheriff decides to arrest Wylie, but things take a deadly turn when they find Nelly's body. Will they be able to discover who the killer is in time to save Emma, while Wylie and Garry deal with their growing attraction to each other? Or will Wylie become the killer's next target, with deadly results?

New Man in Town

“You’re always helping me, one way or another,” Wylie said. “I’ll never be able to repay you.”


“Have I asked you to? Okay, you still owe me a home-cooked meal, but that was your suggestion. Other than that…Hell, when you care for someone you help without asking for anything in return. That’s how it works. You’ll do the same for me when I need it.”


“I will!” Wylie replied emphatically. “Not that you ever seem to need help, at least so far.”


“Pardon my English, but that a crock of shit. Without you I don’t think I could have dealt with Nelly’s abduction and now her murder. She was a wonderful young woman and a good friend. Losing her hurts. You’ve given me the strength to handle everything, whether you know it or not, as well as hope that we willfind out who’s responsible.”


Wylie deflected the embarrassment he felt at Garry’s words by replying, “You bet we will. I’m not sure how, but damn it, it’ll happen, with or without Kingman’s interference.”


Chapter 39