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BLURB:
Maggie
Willings knew that returning home for her estranged grandfather’s funeral would
not be easy, but she never expected the reading of his will to be the most
difficult part. The four people named in the will—Maggie, her brother Robert,
her ex-boyfriend Andrew, and her grandfather’s far-too-young girlfriend
Bethany—are given a challenge: find out the truth about what happened to
Maggie’s younger sister Cassandra, who vanished over eight years ago, and win
the entirety of the estate.
Maggie
is thrown by the strange request, reluctant to drag up painful memories of her
sister’s disappearance, and bothered by her lingering attraction to Andrew, who
wants to team up to solve the mystery. But there are ten million dollars on the
line and Maggie has no idea where to start—or who she’ll be able to trust.
EXCERPT:
It was so
strange, seeing this change in Andrew. He’d been much more casual, more
carefree when they were younger. Had worn nothing but faded jeans and old rock
band T-shirts practically year-round when he wasn’t in his football uniform. As
an adult, he was confident, attractive.
Dangerous.
In one easy
movement he took a seat beside Maggie. His cologne had a slight woodsy aroma,
and she couldn’t help but breathe him in.
Then she exhaled
loudly. No, she was not getting caught back up in him. Not now, not after
everything she’d been through. His exterior may have changed, may have gotten
slicker and more sophisticated. But deep down, he was still the same arrogant
guy who was too selfish to feel, to love.
Who’d dumped her
without one second thought.
Andrew looked at
Bethany, Robert, Maggie. The waitress scuttled over and brought him and Bethany
cups of coffee. They all drank in silence for a moment, buried in their own
thoughts.
Tension wound
through Maggie like a tightening coil.
“Look,” she
finally said, putting her mug down and fixing her gaze on her brother, steadily
ignoring Andrew and Bethany. “I’ll admit—I don’t like this at all. I can’t
believe what Grandpa did. But it was his wish, his money, and I’m willing to
put aside my own feelings to…” Her throat closed slightly and she swallowed.
“To find out what happened to my sister.”
Olivia
Mayfield has been an unabashed fan of romance since she was a young teen,
secretly devouring her mom’s Harlequins. She has a bachelor’s degree in
Creative Writing, as well as a Master’s degree in English, and lives with her
family in Ohio. In her free time, she loves reading, shopping, wearing absurdly
high-heeled boots, cheesecake, singing karaoke, and harassing her friends.
Buy Links
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Website:
http://www.oliviamayfield.com
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DeleteI love inheritance stories. I can always imagine how annoying it would be to find oneself in the shoe of a potential beneficiary - and it always comes when you really could use the money. Interesting premise - making it a romance story sounds like a good read :-)
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