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

After leaving the vet, they stopped at the pet store on Market. The owner fawned over the puppy while suggesting what foods Wylie should buy him. It wasn’t until they were at the counter—so he could pay for the large bag of dry food, a dozen cans of wet, food bowls, and a grooming brush—that she realized who he was.


“You’re the man who caught Alicia Harte. I just don’t understand why she did that.” She shuddered. “Poor Nelly. Poor Emma. At least Emma’s still alive thanks to you and Garry.”


“Well, of course.” She shook her head. “That man has his fingers into everything, I swear.”


“That he does. Okay, do you have everything you need?” Garry asked Wylie.


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