Death by Seduction (Book #13 in the Caribbean Murder series)

Produktdetails

Verlag

Jaden Skye

Erschienen

2015

Sprache

English

Seiten

250

Infos

250 Seiten

ISBN

978-1-63291-198-8

Kurztext / Annotation

DEATH BY SEDUCTION is Book #13 in the #1 Bestselling Caribbean Murder series, which begins with DEATH BY HONEYMOON (Book #1)-a free download! It is also a standalone novel. In DEATH BY SEDUCTION Cindy receives a call from an old college friend, Loretta, desperate for help. Loretta and her husband had traveled to the Dominican Republic to buy a vacation condo-and to her horror, he turned up dead in a brothel. Mattheus, however, refuses to take the case, and Cindy takes a new road, alone, to the Dominican Republic, after she and Mattheus suddenly call of their engagement. In the midst of great beauty, old friendships and sordid secrets, Cindy finds herself entangled in a world of seduction, lies, sex for hire and strange alliances. Amidst the breathtaking landscape and incredible wealth, all is not what it seems....

Jaden Skye is author of the #1 Bestselling romantic suspense series THE CARIBBEAN MURDER series, which includes fourteen books (and counting): DEATH BY HONEYMOON (#1), DEATH BY DIVORCE (#2), DEATH BY MARRIAGE (#3), DEATH BY DESIRE (#4), DEATH BY DECEIT (#5), DEATH BY JEALOUSY (#6), DEATH BY PROPOSAL (#7), DEATH BY OBSESSION (#8) and DEATH BY DEVOTION (#9). She is also author of the romance A PERFECT STRANGER. Jaden has always been fascinated with mystery, wrongful death, lies, deception and the power of the truth to prevail. Her romantic suspense/mystery novels feature strong female protagonists who must overcome insurmountable obstacles, and through them, she seeks to get to the very heart of the nature of justice and love. Please visit www.jadenskye.com to find links to stay in touch with Jaden via Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, her blog, and a whole bunch of other places. Jaden loves to hear from you, so don't be shy and check back often!

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Chapter 1

Cindy stared out the window as Mattheus sat on the leather stool in the hotel room, drumming his fingers on the small wooden table beside him. The day had turned cloudy with unexpectedly dark skies closing in on them.

"You're not answering me," Mattheus repeated once again. "Are we getting married, are we eloping?"

The endless conversation they'd been having seemed to have no end. Cindy couldn't bring herself to respond one more time. Mattheus was on a roll and unable to hear anything she had to say, anyway. They were not eloping; she had never wanted to elope. That was not the way to start a life together.

Thankfully, the sudden ring of the phone broke into the tension quickly building between them.

Cindy grabbed the phone. "Yes?" she answered, grateful for the interruption.

"Cindy, do you remember me? Do you?" A breathless woman's voice was on the other end. "It's Loretta."

The familiar name rolled around in Cindy's mind, though she couldn't place it.

"University of Wisconsin," Loretta continued, "Jeb Lavit's poetry class. We were in it together, that's where we met."

"Of course, of course." A strange smile swept across Cindy's face. It had been so long since she'd thought of her college days, especially Jeb Lavit's poetry class.

"We loved that class," Loretta continued.

"I remember you, Loretta," Cindy broke in. "How could I forget?"

"Thank God." Loretta grew calmer. "I'm so sorry we lost touch, Cindy, I really am."

Cindy had lost touch with so many people by now, not to speak of old friends from her college days. It was actually wonderful hearing from Loretta.

"Do you remember how we double dated?" Loretta went on now frantically, trying to capture Cindy's attention. "Your date was Harvey and mine was Frank? We went to Gingerman's Pub."

The smile on Cindy's face grew broader. Of course, she'd completely forgotten about Gingerman's Pub until this unexpected call. Her college days seemed like another world, almost a different lifetime. Cindy could barely remember the person she was then, or what she'd wanted.

"I remember you, Loretta," Cindy reassured her old friend, relishing the memory of the two of them back together in college. Cindy remembered the long walks she and Loretta had taken on campus and wonderful discussions they'd had about poetry, love, and building a future that meant something. "I'm delighted to hear from you," Cindy continued, "but why now?"

"Everyone back home's heard about the work you're doing down here in the Caribbean," Loretta managed to continue. "Right now I'm down in the Dominican Republic, too." Once again Loretta grew breathless. "I need your help and I need it badly. Oh God, how did this happen to me?"

"What happened, Loretta?" Cindy grew nervous.

"Do you remember Pete?" Loretta's voice shook.

Cindy raced through her memory and recalled hearing that Loretta had married her college sweetheart, Pete.

"The man you married?" asked Cindy.

"Yes." Loretta's voice dropped to a hoarse whisper then. "He's been killed. His body was just found."

Cindy felt a long, slow chill. "My God, I'm so sorry," she responded, suddenly remembering how desperate she'd felt when she'd found Clint dead on their honeymoon.

"It gets worse," Loretta spoke quickly. "Please, I beg you, come here and help me. I need you so badly."

Cindy took a painful breath. How could it get worse? she wondered.

"The police say they know who did it," Loretta rambled, "they say the case is open and shut. But they're wrong and I know it."

Nothing was ever open and shut, Cindy agreed. The police loved closing cases, much too fast, usually.

"I'm in danger, too." Loretta sounded panicky. "There's someone out there who hated both of us and they'll get me too, if you don't get them first."

"How do

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