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  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Books by Elizabeth Goddard
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. ONE
  8. TWO
  9. THREE
  10. FOUR
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. EIGHTEEN
  25. NINETEEN
  26. TWENTY
  27. TWENTY-ONE
  28. TWENTY-TWO
  29. TWENTY-THREE
  30. TWENTY-FOUR
  31. TWENTY-FIVE
  32. TWENTY-SIX
  33. TWENTY-SEVEN
  34. TWENTY-EIGHT
  35. TWENTY-NINE
  36. THIRTY
  37. THIRTY-ONE
  38. THIRTY-TWO
  39. THIRTY-THREE
  40. THIRTY-FOUR
  41. THIRTY-FIVE
  42. THIRTY-SIX
  43. THIRTY-SEVEN
  44. THIRTY-EIGHT
  45. THIRTY-NINE
  46. FORTY
  47. FORTY-ONE
  48. FORTY-TWO
  49. FORTY-THREE
  50. FORTY-FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. FIFTY-FOUR
  61. FIFTY-FIVE
  62. FIFTY-SIX
  63. FIFTY-SEVEN
  64. FIFTY-EIGHT
  65. FIFTY-NINE
  66. SIXTY
  67. SIXTY-ONE
  68. SIXTY-TWO
  69. SIXTY-THREE
  70. SIXTY-FOUR
  71. SIXTY-FIVE
  72. A Preview of Book 2 in the ROCKY MOUNTAIN COURAGE Series
  73. Author’s Note
  74. Acknowledgments
  75. About the Author
  76. Back Ads
  77. Back Cover

Terra smiled. “Can you cook?”

“I guess we’ll find out.” Dallas rubbed her arms and stared at the boxes.

Jack knew that look. “Do you feel like you’re in danger? Is that the real reason you’re leaving?”

She slowly looked to him and nodded.

He figured as much. Jim had been murdered. Dallas could be a target because she’d been following him. “I’ll put a deputy on you until you’re safely away, but please know that if any of this is connected to Jim’s murder, you could be subpoenaed to testify later.”

Gratitude emerged in her eyes. “Thank you.”

“Is there anything you haven’t told us?”

She reached into a box. “I had one file still in my car. Though it’s not on Jim Raymond, it’s related.”

She tossed a manila folder onto the desk, and it slid across. Jack opened it and found a couple of photographs of the woman with someone else. “You followed her?”

Dallas nodded. “I was only hired to follow Jim, but I didn’t feel like I had the complete picture. I wanted to somehow prove to Mrs. Raymond that Jim wasn’t having an affair. I don’t believe the pictures I took of them together would prove that either way. Two days ago, I decided to follow the woman he met. Her name is Neva Bolz, and she’s a consultant with Star Oil Company. The next thing I knew, my office had been ransacked.”

TWENTY-FOUR

Terra stepped into the hall and listened to the voice mail her superior had left. Dan had called to check up on her about the break-in last night and her 911 call to dispatch. Oh brother. She wished she hadn’t made that call. But a dark and lonely mountain road wasn’t the place to risk a confrontation alone.

While she listened to the message, she peered through the window in the door and watched Jack help Dallas tape up boxes. He’d insisted on waiting until a deputy arrived to protect Dallas. Sure, this was all part of Jack’s job, but he truly seemed to care about Dallas’s well-being, and right now he was going beyond the call of duty. He was listening to his instincts, and his gut told him she wasn’t safe.

Something had changed him. Not that he didn’t care about people before, but Terra wasn’t sure this Jack could have left her without facing her like the old Jack had. Without looking her in the eyes and telling her one last goodbye. She had the feeling that he’d found whatever it was he’d been looking for. That he’d found himself.