When fatal gunshots ring out at a restaurant in Chicago, Ellie, an ER physician assistant, becomes the unwitting hero in a national tragedy. Forced to make an impossible choice, she saves the life of a stranger--and loses her husband all in the same breath. The investigation takes a drastic turn wh
Hiding Places
β Scribed by Parker, Ellen
- Book ID
- 110444115
- Publisher
- F+W Media
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 150 KB
- Series
- Crystal Springs 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781440582691
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Mona Smith's plans to finish her culinary education are on hold and replaced with the need to economize and work hard. A warning from her brother - a local drug kingpin intends to collect money she doesn't have - prompts her to flee Minneapolis with only the possessions she can fit into a backpack. At the airport baggage claim she begs a ride with a stranger, willing to risk time with an outsider over the drug dealer's certain reputation.
Yesterday, Linc Dray was rejected by the final prospect on his list. Unless he's legally married within thirteen days, he can't inherit his grandfather's farm. Years of work and dreams, including expanding a tiny apple orchard to commercial size, will be lost. When Mona sprints into his life pleading for protection and transportation, he hesitates. Is she a clever con artist or the solution to his dilemma?
Mona sees how Linc's location and occupation offer her advantages . . . if only they didn't come with a marriage proposal. A...
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