Against the Odds (The Raines of Wind Canyon)
Kat Martin
Language: English
Pages: 400
ISBN: 0778314227
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
This case may prove to be too hot to handle.
There's silver out there: Sabrina Eckhart is sure of it. And when she finds the hidden mine on that big piece of West Texas desert, all of her financial problems are solved. That is, if she can find it. The man with the skills she needs is private investigator Alex Justice—a former navy fighter pilot and a current pain in the neck.
When mysterious "accidents" start to plague their search, it seems Rina's multi-acre inheritance might be more a curse than a blessing. And yet, there's still something sensual about the heat…his arrogance…her stubbornness…being thrust into each other's arms by danger… But the vultures are circling, and if they don't watch their backs, the relentless desert sun could be the last thing Rina and Alex ever see.
"Kat Martin is a fast gun when it comes to storytelling, and I love her books." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
and followed them outside. They had run into traffic crossing town, which slowed them down a little, but Ben seemed to know all the shortcuts and soon they were back on the freeway. He turned the SUV onto Crosby Huffman Road, heading north, then turned and began winding through the neighborhoods that bordered the lake. Overhead, the whop, whop, whop of a chopper signaled they were near their destination. Rina’s heart kicked up another notch. * * *
enough to wash down the pills. “We haven’t got much water so we need to be careful. I’ve got what I need to pull a little liquid out of that dry wash down there, but it takes a while to work and you don’t get all that much. I’m hoping they’ll find us before it comes to that.” Reaching into the pack, he lifted out a couple of items and stuffed them into his pockets, pulled out a compact piece of canvas that unfolded into a small backpack, then drew out
arrow pointing due west in the sand not far from the burned-out chopper. If anyone was looking for them, they’d see the arrow and know they were walking toward the road. The crutches were going to be a problem. As soon as the ground turned to sand, the ends would sink into the soft soil. He’d wind up carrying her but there was no use telling her that and she was too bullheaded to believe him if he did. Alex checked the wrapping on Sabrina’s ankle, then shouldered
took one of her heavy breasts into his mouth. Her nipples were big and pink, and soft until they tightened under his tongue. His erection throbbed. The desire burning through him went hotter, deeper, stole some of his control. He pulled the string on her bikini bottoms and tossed the wet fabric up beside her top, lifted her up on the pool deck and moved between her legs. “We...we can’t,” she whispered. “Someone will see.” “They can’t. I promise.” He pressed
Luis and two of his friends attacked me and the woman I was with. Luis tried to kill me. I didn’t have any choice.” She scoffed. “Luis is a fool.” She surprised him by shoving open the screen, inviting him into the house. “I have been expecting the police.” He stayed alert, wondering if she was planning some kind of revenge, but instead she just shook her head. “That cabron, Luis, he has never been any good. I toss him out in the street, but he always comes