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Desert Heat
Mallory James doesn t trust men. How could she when her own father abandoned her twenty-two years ago? Now, when she receives a phone call from a man claiming to have found the body of her father in the Arizona desert, Mallory has no way to find out the truth. For closure, she flies to Phoenix to claim the body.Mike Malone has more trouble than he knows how to cope with. An environmental group, the Salt River Protection League, has gotten an injunction that prevents his guest ranch from operating. Tired of the battle, his longtime girlfriend has left him, and his friends - all depending on him for their livelihood - are getting desperate. The last thing he needs is the body of desert rat, Skeeter James, in one of his vacant cabins. And Mike really doesn t need a beautiful woman taking his mind off business.The minute Mallory reaches the deserted guest ranch things seem odd. Mike s friends aren t welcoming, and one in particular, Diana, seems to want Mallory gone. A vial of gold and half a treasure map are the only legacy Skeeter leaves. Before she can have the burial, Mallory is lured into the desert, bucked off a horse sabotaged by a thorn under his saddle blanket and stalked. Although she is falling for Mike, she can t love a man she can t trust. At first, Mike is skeptical of Mallory s claims, but as incidents begin to pile up, he is forced to admit someone is trying to hurt her. But how can they stop what they don t understand?"Sensuality Level" Sensual
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First published October 22, 2012
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August 13, 2016
Desert Heat is Not a Dry Heat…It's a Wet Heat
With the Jumping Cholla Resort anything but jumping, Mike Malone thinks things can't get any worse. Then an old prospector dies in one of the cabins. When Mike cleans out the cabin, he finds the half of a mysterious map and a photograph of a woman and baby.
Mallory James was abandoned by her father decades before, leaving pain in her heart and soul worse than the Cholla's needle-sharp, vicious spines. She travels to the resort after Mike calls her, breaking the news of her father's lonely death.
In addition to deciphering the mysterious map, Mike faces a battle to save his business. In spite of her grief, Mallory finds herself drawn into Mike's struggle to save the resort. As they work together from their diametrically opposed perspectives, the two find themselves fighting another battle…against their rising feelings for one another.
In Desert Heat, D'Ann Lindun's clean, descriptive writing style guides the reader through the adventures of Mike and Mallory, as love struggles to take root and flourish in the barren, desert landscape.
With the Jumping Cholla Resort anything but jumping, Mike Malone thinks things can't get any worse. Then an old prospector dies in one of the cabins. When Mike cleans out the cabin, he finds the half of a mysterious map and a photograph of a woman and baby.
Mallory James was abandoned by her father decades before, leaving pain in her heart and soul worse than the Cholla's needle-sharp, vicious spines. She travels to the resort after Mike calls her, breaking the news of her father's lonely death.
In addition to deciphering the mysterious map, Mike faces a battle to save his business. In spite of her grief, Mallory finds herself drawn into Mike's struggle to save the resort. As they work together from their diametrically opposed perspectives, the two find themselves fighting another battle…against their rising feelings for one another.
In Desert Heat, D'Ann Lindun's clean, descriptive writing style guides the reader through the adventures of Mike and Mallory, as love struggles to take root and flourish in the barren, desert landscape.
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