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Blood makes you related; Murder makes you family!
Riley Ashcroft discovers that being born into one of the most prominent and powerful families in Massachusetts doesn't mean a life of ease. Far from it. Since her father, Jack Ashcroft, took his own life thirteen years ago, she has lived in the shadow of scandal. When her grandmother's personal secretary is brutally murdered, Riley begins to suspect everything she has been told as a child was a lie. Feeling betrayed, she vows to expose her family's darkest secrets.
Josh Kincaid, an investigative reporter, is on the heels of a major story. Thirteen years ago, Harrison Taylor's fate lay in the hands of his lawyer, Jack Ashcroft. In the midst of rumors and scandal, Ashcroft committed suicide and Taylor's fate was decided. Taylor is a convicted killer, but his grandmother has never stopped believing in his innocence. Now, the woman of meager means has offered a reward for any information that will free her grandson. Kincaid's interest is peaked, but it isn't until an anonymous tip suggests that the convicted killer was framed that he takes on the case.
Determined that the sins of the past be revealed, Kincaid and Riley search together for answers to the questions that were silenced by Jack Ashcroft's death. But there is a killer out there that has already proven he will do whatever necessary to keep those secrets buried.
In this tale of deceit and twisted revenge, the two soon realize that no one can be trusted, not even each other...
Riley Ashcroft discovers that being born into one of the most prominent and powerful families in Massachusetts doesn't mean a life of ease. Far from it. Since her father, Jack Ashcroft, took his own life thirteen years ago, she has lived in the shadow of scandal. When her grandmother's personal secretary is brutally murdered, Riley begins to suspect everything she has been told as a child was a lie. Feeling betrayed, she vows to expose her family's darkest secrets.
Josh Kincaid, an investigative reporter, is on the heels of a major story. Thirteen years ago, Harrison Taylor's fate lay in the hands of his lawyer, Jack Ashcroft. In the midst of rumors and scandal, Ashcroft committed suicide and Taylor's fate was decided. Taylor is a convicted killer, but his grandmother has never stopped believing in his innocence. Now, the woman of meager means has offered a reward for any information that will free her grandson. Kincaid's interest is peaked, but it isn't until an anonymous tip suggests that the convicted killer was framed that he takes on the case.
Determined that the sins of the past be revealed, Kincaid and Riley search together for answers to the questions that were silenced by Jack Ashcroft's death. But there is a killer out there that has already proven he will do whatever necessary to keep those secrets buried.
In this tale of deceit and twisted revenge, the two soon realize that no one can be trusted, not even each other...
338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2016
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Jerri Hines
49 books213 followersJerri Hines is an Amazon bestselling author of Winds of Betrayal, Winds of Change, and Southern Legacy series that were inspired by her fascination with history. Her historical romance series, Secret Lives, is riddled with romantic suspense and a touch of paranormal. Boston's Crimes of Passion marks her first contemporary suspense thriller series, including Fragmented and Framed. In addition, she has ventured off into the paranormal suspense with the release of Scream for the Camera. Boston's Crimes of Horror, Book One. She is also working on an epic fantasy series.
Her latest release, The Waking Bell, is the first book she has written with another author. She was honored to have collaborated with Jackie Weger, an amazing author and friend, to have created this historical mystery.
She is a Southern gal who has lived the last thirty years near Boston with her Yankee husband. She believes in love and the power it holds. It is the reason she writes romances.
She supports the Alzheimer's Association, Shriner's Hospital, and The Home For Little Wanderers in Boston.
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Her latest release, The Waking Bell, is the first book she has written with another author. She was honored to have collaborated with Jackie Weger, an amazing author and friend, to have created this historical mystery.
She is a Southern gal who has lived the last thirty years near Boston with her Yankee husband. She believes in love and the power it holds. It is the reason she writes romances.
She supports the Alzheimer's Association, Shriner's Hospital, and The Home For Little Wanderers in Boston.
Sign up for her email notification for the latest releases and promotions: http://ow.ly/Mzcj50wpgV7
You can follow her on Amazon at:
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December 27, 2016
Young Harrison Tyler has been convicted of murdering a cop but, his elderly grandmother doesn't believe it and offers her life savings to find the truth. In comes journalist Josh Kincaid who gets personally involved in this "human interest" story. What secret does the young and beautiful Riley Ashcroft keep hidden, even from him? This story kept me guessing from page one. I knew there was something Riley was keeping secret but I was certainly not expecting this tangled web. Ms Connally writes a story filled with love, passion, anger, revenge and muder based upon deep kept family secrets that so many took to their grave. Enjoy!
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