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Chapters (50)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. EPILOGUE
  50. Teaser Chapter

“You don’t think he could be Frank’s killer?”

“At this point, Keller’s death is still a suicide. Even if the ME lists the cause of death as homicide, I know Earl. He’s harmless. No way he killed his cousin.”

“Then who did?” Kade asked.

Fischer drilled him with a glare. “According to Glen Carver, you think Keller is behind the trouble you’ve been having at the ranch. That gives you plenty of motive yourself.”

Kade stiffened. “I didn’t kill the bastard.”

“You better hope not. Just because you own one of the biggest spreads this side of Denver doesn’t make you exempt from the law.”

Kade’s shoulders tightened even more. He felt Ellie’s hand on his arm. “Are we done here, Sheriff?” she asked.

“We’re done. For now. Your weapons are evidence in an ongoing investigation. You’ll get them back once it’s over.”

“Neither of them has been fired,” Kade pointed out.

Fischer ignored him. “Sheriff Carver will also want to talk to you. I’m advising you not to leave the state.” He turned to Ellie. “That goes for you, too, Ms. Bowman.” The sheriff strode off to join his men.

Kade’s jaw hardened. He stared at the house where he’d found the body of a dead man, and dread poured through him. Instead of his problems being solved, things had just gotten worse. Now he was a suspect in a murder investigation.

“Sonofabitch,” he growled.

“You didn’t do anything wrong,” Ellie said. “If the sheriff can’t figure that out, we’ll do whatever it takes to make sure he does.”

Kade looked down at her, took in the stubborn angle of her chin. Her copper hair blazed like hellfire in the sunlight, and her pretty lips were set in a determined line.

She was sticking by him. She was strong, and she was smart. She wouldn’t leave him to deal with the problem alone.

Something expanded in his chest. Until that moment, Kade hadn’t realized just how much that meant to him.

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

DUSK SETTLED OVER THE MOUNTAINS, THE MOTTLED SKY TURNING soft shades of orange and turquoise as the pickup headed back toward the ranch.

Ellie rode in silence, her thoughts on the shooting, on Frank Keller’s death, and what it might mean to Kade and the people on the ranch.

“The medical examiner won’t report the cause of death until he does the autopsy,” Ellie said, speaking over the hum of the diesel engine. “Unless something changes, we have to assume Frank was murdered.”

Kade’s attention swung away from the road and lit for a moment on her face. “We need to find out who killed him—and why.”