A Burning Truth
by Joyce
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BLURB:
There’s
no shortage of deadly deeds in 1881 Chicago as school administrator Cady
Delafield and entrepreneur Doyle Flanagan plan their wedding. When one of
Doyle’s workers is brutally killed he must use his considerable power to stop a
mysterious enemy bent on destroying his reputation and business empire. But as
Cady and Doyle struggle to keep their marriage on track, the murder victims
might not be the only casualties.
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“Miss Delafield?” The young police officer’s cheeks were
rosy from the cold, and she had a sudden urge to invite him inside for a
warming cup of cocoa.
“Yes, this is Miss Delafield,” Doyle responded before she
could even find her voice. “I’m Doyle Flanagan. What’s this about?” Within
seconds he’d gone from brooding to his customary take charge mode.
“Inspector Dinsmore asked me to find Miss Delafield.” The
boyish officer swung a look at her. “He’d like you to come to the police
station. He requires your help.”
“Oh my.” Cady’s hand fell across the sudden nervous ripple
in her stomach. “Did he say what it’s in regard to?”
“No, ma’am. He’ll explain when you get there. I’m to take
you straight away. I have a cab standing by.”
“Go ahead, officer,” Doyle replied, issuing orders in his
usual effortless, decisive way. “I’ll accompany Miss Delafield to the station.”
The policeman saluted as if Doyle were his superior officer
then turned on his heel and jogged back into the shadows. She noticed the hack
lurking beneath a street lamp a short distance down the block.
“Whatever can it be?” She shot a worried glance at the lit
windows in the mansion. “Do you suppose something happened to my family?”
“It didn’t,” Doyle said clasping her elbow and handed her
back into the carriage. “Dinsmore would have come personally if it was bad
news.”
Spoken with utter assurance, his confident words gave her a
moment’s respite from her escalating unease. Despite the warmth from the
brazier near her feet, her teeth began to chatter.
“Perhaps Dinsmore knows something about young Robbie
Finnegan,” he said.
If so, why send for her? The summons made no sense and none
of the possible explanations rootling in her head sounded good.
“Don’t be afraid.” Doyle squeezed her hand and the firm
pressure yielded the strong comfort she craved. She fought to reign in her
imagination in which all sorts of horrific things like explosions, burglary,
accidents and death took place.
“No matter what happens,” he said softly stirring some deep
emotion. “I’m at your side.”
If she had any doubts about whether she could cope with any
further adversity they were swallowed in a gush of bubbly, tender feelings.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Joyce grew up
in Minnesota and attended college and grad school in Chicago. After working in
mental health, she retired at a young age to write full-time. Her first book,
Eliza, was published in 2012. A Burning
Truth is the second in the Cady Delafield series. When she isn’t writing
mysteries or historical romances, she loves to travel, walk, read, and do
crossword puzzles. She and her husband make their home in rural Minnesota in
her very own little house on the prairie.
Links:
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