Sara’s emotionally abusive husband dies unexpectedly. She’s struggling to reclaim the intelligent, independent person she was before she married. She vows never to let a man take over her life again. Now she’s part of a special team, training to help other women.
Mac is has been responsible for training women in special ops techniques so they are prepared when they are challenged to save other women. When he meets Sara sparks fly between them. He wants her to quit the training and let him take care of her.
Sara graduates and now she and her team have to save Sara’s daughter from a serial killer. Can Mac step back and trust her in a dangerous situation? Can Sara and Mac resolve their issues, or will they go in opposite directions?
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Excerpt
“Until then you could use a watchdog. She may be small, but she looks like she’s doing a good job. Why Marie L.?”
“I don’t know. It just seemed to fit.”
“I see. That wouldn’t be short for Marie Laveau would it?”
“Well…yes.”
“You believe in voodoo?”
“Yes. Why? Do you have a problem with it? It’s not evil like people believe. It’s a religion.”
“So, I’ve heard.”
“You sound doubtful?”
“I’ve heard about the spells and the voodoo dolls.”
Julie slipped her hand inside her pocket and fingered the protection ball Ava had given her.
“That’s for the tourists. The spells are supposed to be used for good only. If someone uses them for evil, it comes back on them. And if you’ve done your research you know Perrine was a High Priestess in the voodoo temple until she retired.”
“Yes, I did find that. She wasn’t at the time she died.”
“No, she’d retired. Priestess Ava took over, but Perrine still attended the voodoo church.”
“I see, and you don’t think that had anything to do with her death?”
“No.”
“What about the voodoo doll?”
“It’s New Orleans. You can buy one of those at any of the shops in the French Quarter. Tourists love them. I’m guessing whoever bought it thought they might scare me into running back to New York. Or maybe the murderer wanted the death to look like it might be tied to voodoo to throw people off the real reason, whatever that is. But it does show it likely wasn’t anyone in the neighborhood and definitely not someone who actually knows anything about voodoo.”
“I’ll take your word on that for now.”
If Connor didn’t want to know about voodoo that was fine with her. It was another challenge to any kind of a relationship between them.
Voodoo, it’s something different than portrayed. Thanks for sharing. Loved your excerpt.
Very interesting bit here.
Interesting. I haven’t read a lot of books on this.
Love her naming the dog after Marie Laveau. Good excerpt.
Voodoo’s many aspects, popular misconceptions and realities combined, make for a fascinating backdrop.