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Denise A Agnew

THE DARE

Denise A Agnew

THE DARE

DENISE A. AGNEW

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Denise A Agnew

THE DARE

Warning:

The following material contains strong sexual content meant for mature readers. THE DARE

has been rated NC17, erotic, by three individual reviewers. We strongly suggest storing this

electronic file in a place where young readers not meant to view this ebook are unlikely to

happen upon it. That said, enjoy…

Denise A Agnew

THE DARE

Dedication

As always, to my very own hero, Terry

Acknowledgements

To Kate Douglas for giving me the final nudge toward Ellora’s Cave and

for her valuable critique.

To Karen Morris and Susan Tatley for their critique skills.

To MaryJanice Davidson for inspiration.

Denise A Agnew

THE DARE

Chapter 1

Police Say Serial Killer Stalking Women in Piper’s Grove.

Isabella Markham read the headline in the paper and swallowed hard. A cold

shudder ran up her spine and made the hair on her arms prickle. By old habit she

pushed her glasses back onto the bridge of her nose.

For one unnerving moment she wondered if she couldn’t venture anywhere

without the specter of fear haunting her night and day. “Great. Just great. I go on

vacation and look what happens.”

She’d been here, cloistered in this luxury one story condo in this town several miles

south of Denver, for two weeks. In that time she’d read about murder and mayhem in a

town that never saw atrocities committed like this in its hundred year history.

She reached for her coffee and almost knocked over the fat green mug. Her hand

trembled as she gripped the ceramic cup and brought it to her lips for a healthy

swallow. She read more of the disturbing article.

Police are baffled by the sudden and devastating series of murders that began three months

ago in Piper’s Grove. Three women have been brutally murdered, and now the townspeople are

starting to question whether the police can protect them. Many young women have left this quiet

town in the last two weeks and headed for Denver, saying they actually feel safer in the big city

than in this normally secure hamlet.

Bella shivered.

All you need is a good jolt of caffeine. Everything will be all right.

As she sat there reading at the breakfast bar in the gourmet kitchen, she admitted

she had everything she needed and nothing to worry about. Yes, it was quiet here, but

she needed the time and the peace to think. She brushed her fingers over the cool, dark

blue granite countertop. Cooking for one in the light oak, brightly lit, kitchen seemed

lonely, but she couldn’t complain on the whole. She laid the paper on the breakfast bar

and tried not to let old memories explode in her brain. Thinking about the murders and

what happened at her father’s estate in recent months would ruin her vacation and

peace of mind. She’d escaped to Piper’s Grove, Colorado, thinking it must be safer than

Denver. She would stay the entire month in the rented vacation condo or be out the

money. All she needed to do was be cautious, and she could still enjoy her time here.

Adjusting her glasses again, she inhaled deeply. That is that. She refused to second

guess herself.

After another sip of coffee she felt better. Today she’d take advantage of the warmer

temperatures predicted and soak in some rays. She shifted on the bar stool and glanced

out the kitchen window into her next door neighbor’s window.

What she saw there made her mouth drop open and her eyes widen. “Boy howdy, I

don’t believe this.”

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