Fatal Inheritance. Sandra Orchard
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“YOU DON’T BELONG HERE.”
Someone wants to stop Becki Graw from claiming her inheritance. Police officer Joshua Rayne is just as determined to keep his beautiful neighbor safe. She may not be the tomboy Josh remembers, but she’s just as stubborn. Becki is intent on keeping her grandparents’ remote farmhouse—no matter the danger. Becki’s feelings for her childhood crush may be rekindled, but she’s seen too much to risk opening her heart. As the threats against Becki escalate, the list of suspects grows longer. Josh must convince Becki to trust him with her heart—and her life—before a madman ends their chance at happiness...permanently.
“When did you get this?”
Becki caught Josh’s arm long enough to get a look at the note. “It was in the mailbox when I got here. Courtesy of my sister.”
Josh frowned. “Why would she say you don’t belong here?”
“Because if I sell, she thinks she’ll get more money.”
“Who else knew you were moving in today?”
“I don’t know.” Becki rubbed her worsening headache. “My boss, my roommate, my mom.”
“No one from around here?”
“Not that I know of. Like I told my sister, I’m here to stay.”
Josh sat beside Becki on the sofa, and her heart jumped at the touch of his knee. “Who else might have sent this note?”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean…who didn’t want you moving here badly enough to attack you?”
She dug her fingers into the seat cushion. “You think the note and the incident in the barn are connected?”
Obviously he did. Which meant whoever was slinking around the property had been expecting her.
SANDRA ORCHARD
hails from the beautiful countryside of Niagara, Ontario, where inspiration abounds for her romantic suspense novels—not that she runs into any bad guys, but because her imagination is free to run as wild as her Iditarod-wannabe husky. Sandra lives with her real-life hero husband, who happily provides both romantic and suspense inspiration, as long as it doesn’t involve poisons and his dinner. But her truest inspiration comes from the Lord, in the beauty of a sunrise over the field and the whisper of a breeze, in the antics of a killdeer determined to safeguard its nest and the faithfulness of the seasons. She enjoys writing stories that both keep the reader guessing and reveal God’s love and faithfulness through the lives of her characters.
Sandra loves to hear from readers and can be reached through her website, or at www.Facebook.com/SandraOrchard or c/o Love Inspired Books, 233 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10279.
Fatal Inheritance
Sandra Orchard
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You will be consoled when you see their conduct and their actions, for you will know that I have done nothing in it without cause.
—Ezekiel 14:23
To my stepsister, Rebecca-Becki-Bec, for letting me borrow all her names.
With special thanks to Karen and Alf Acres for giving me a ride in their “horseless carriage” and answering all my antique car questions, along with Albert Unrau. Also to my wonderful critique buddies, Eileen, Laurie, Vicki and Wenda, who help smooth all the story’s rough edges. And to the NRP officers who tirelessly answer my police questions.
Contents
ONE
At the sight of her grandparents’ old farmhouse, with its wide front porch and empty rocking chairs, Becki Graw blinked back bittersweet tears. All her life she’d longed to live in Serenity’s beautiful countryside, but not like this. She stopped at the roadside mailbox and grabbed the mail—a single letter addressed to her. No return address.
That’s strange. Who would know to write to her here? She slid her thumb under the flap and pulled out the single typewritten page.