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LITTLE GIRL GONE by Amanda Stevens (on-sale Dec.28, Harlequin Intrigue): Nothing matters more to her when a child's life is at stake. Special agent Thea Lamb returns to her hometown to search for a child whose disappearance echoes a twenty-eight-year-old cold case—her twin sister's abduction. Working with her former partner, Jake Stillwell, Thea must overcome the pain, doubt and guilt that have tormented her for years and denied her a meaningful relationship. For both Thea and Jake, the job always came first…until now.
Excerpt, LITTLE GIRL GONE by Amanda Stevens
“While I was trying to fish the doll out of the pool,
someone came from behind and hit me
over the head hard enough to daze me.
Next thing I know, I’m caught in a whirlpool
several feet below the surface. I lost my flashlight,
so I was spun around underwater in complete
darkness.
No up, no down.” He paused. “For a while there,
I wasn’t sure how I’d get out.”
Thea watched his expression as he spoke.
He still seemed shaken from the experience.
She’d never seen him like that. “I knew
something bad must have happened.”
He summoned a brief smile.
“I know what you’re thinking.
I even thought so myself at the time.
So much for my keen instincts. Someone
came up behind me and I never sensed a thing.”
“That’s not what I’m thinking.”
“No?”
“I’m thinking you could have died down
there and I would never have known what
happened to you.”
“Thea.” He said her name so softly she might
have thought the tender missive was
nothing more than a breeze sighing
through the treetops.
The sun bearing down on them was hot
and relentless, but Thea felt a little shiver
go through her. It hit her anew how much
she’d missed that tender glint in his eyes as
their gazes locked. How much she’d missed
his husky whispers in the dark. The glide of
his hand along her bare skin, the tease of his
lips and tongue against her mouth. The way
he had held her afterward, as if he never
wanted to let her go. But he had let her go
and she’d done nothing to stop him.
She drew a shaky breath. “Don’t ever do
that to me again.”
“Get caught in a whirlpool? I’ll do my best.”
She scowled at him. “Don’t make light.
You know what I mean.”
“I’m fine, Thea.” He seemed on the verge
of saying something else, but he held back.
Maybe he thought she wanted his restraint.
She did, didn’t she? They were in a
precarious situation. Adrenaline and attraction
could be a dangerous combination.
Throw in unresolved issues and they were
asking for trouble.
About AMANDA STEVENS: Amanda Stevens is an award-winning author of over fifty novels. Born and raised in the rural south, she now resides in Houston, Texas.
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