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  I hope you’ll enjoy letting Leo show you what it means to be RIPE FOR PLEASURE.

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  From the desk of Katie Lane

  Dear Reader,

  When I was little I used to love watching The Andy Griffith Show reruns. I loved everything about Mayberry—from Floyd’s barbershop where all the town gossip took place to the tree-lined lake where Andy took his son fishing. I would daydream for hours about living in Mayberry, eating Aunt Bee’s home cooking, tagging after Barney to listen to his latest harebrained scheme, or just hanging out with Opie. And even though my life remained in a larger city, these daydreams stuck with me over the years. So much so that I ended up snagging a redheaded, freckled-faced Opie of my own… with one tiny difference.

  My Opie came from Texas.

  Welcome to Bramble! Mayberry on Texas peyote.

  You won’t find Andy, Barney, or Aunt Bee in town. But you will find a sheriff who enjoys grand theft auto, a matchmaking mayor, a hairdresser whose “ex’s” fill half of Texas, and a bunch of meddling townsfolk. And let’s not forget the pretty impostor, the smoking hot cowboy, the feisty actress, and the very naughty bad boy.

  So I hope you’ll stop by because the folks of Bramble, Texas are just itchin’ to show y’all a knee-slappin’ good time. GOING COWBOY CRAZY, my first romance set in Bramble, is out now.

  Much Love and Laughter,

  www.katielanebooks.com

  Contents

  FRONT COVER IMAGE

  WELCOME

  DEDICATION

  A PREVIEW OF EDGE OF SIGHT

  A PREVIEW OF SHIVER OF FEAR

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  ACTRESS ISOBEL DESOTO FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME

  CHAPTER 1

  CHAPTER 2

  CHAPTER 3

  CHAPTER 4

  CHAPTER 5

  CHAPTER 6

  CHAPTER 7

  CHAPTER 8

  CHAPTER 9

  CHAPTER 10

  CHAPTER 11

  CHAPTER 12

  CHAPTER 13

  CHAPTER 14

  CHAPTER 15

  CHAPTER 16

  CHAPTER 17

  CHAPTER 18

  CHAPTER 19

  CHAPTER 20

  CHAPTER 21

  CHAPTER 22

  CHAPTER 23

  CHAPTER 24

  EPILOGUE

  THE DISH

  PRAISE FOR ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE AND EDGE OF SIGHT

  COPYRIGHT

  PRAISE FOR ROXANNE ST. CLAIRE AND EDGE OF SIGHT

  “St. Claire has become the go-to gal for romantic suspense. Rip-roaring fun, gripping intensity, and sizzling passion span the pages of Edge of Sight. The characters are flawed, motivated, and multidimensional, giving readers a satisfying and entertaining ride. When the cover closes and the last page has been read, readers will be looking forward to the next in The Guardian Angelinos series.”

  —RT Book Reviews

  “It’s safe to say I will try any novel with St. Claire’s name on it.”

  —www.SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com

  “Will leave readers breathless… Few writers do romantic suspense like Roxanne St. Claire… A rocket-powered start to what should be an exciting series.”

  —FreshFiction.com

  “With Roxanne St. Claire, you are guaranteed a powerful, sexy, and provocative read.”

  —Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author

  EDGE OF SIGHT

  “Deliciously intriguing… mystery, deep emotion, a tortured hero, and a woman with purpose, Edge of Sight delivers romantic suspense… If the rest of the series is as good as this, I’ll have to have a bookcase made just for her to hold all of her keepers. Keep ’em coming!”

  —NightOwlRomance.com

  “Great passion and suspense makes this a good read for all.”

  —Romance Reviews Magazine

  “A heart-racing story… a true suspense novel that will enthrall you all the way through… Roxanne St. Claire has a deft hand with suspense novels that are full of passion.”

  —RomRevToday.com

  “Hot romance and sizzling suspense… Steamy love scenes, a scarred hero, and a passion that won’t go away add up to a thrilling read.”

  —BookPage.com

  Copyright

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

  Copyright © 2011 by Roxanne St. Claire

  Excerpt from Shiver of Fear copyright © 2010 by Roxanne St. Claire

  Excerpt from Edge of Sight copyright © 2010 by Roxanne St. Claire

  All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

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  First eBook Edition: May 2011

  ISBN: 978-1-609-41923-3