GRAVE DANGER is different from my Evidence series in that it’s a mystery, not a thriller, and there is much more archaeology in the story as the dig is central to the mystery. The setting was inspired by an historic sawmill town not far from my home, Port Gamble, which is so pristine and beautiful, it cries out for authors to write stories of romance, deception, and murder. Or maybe it’s just me?
GRAVE DANGER by Rachel Grant
“Grant’s experience as an archeologist makes Grave Danger come alive as the reader digs through rich details and a complex plot. A great discovery!” – Theresa Ragan, New York Times Bestselling Author
She’s being stalked…
After struggling to recover from a career-crippling mistake, archaeologist Libby Maitland has landed the project of her dreams—a data recovery excavation in a picturesque, historic sawmill town. Tasked with digging up secrets of the town’s founding family, Libby soon learns that nothing in Coho, Washington, is as idyllic as it seems.
She’s barely settled into her new home when suspicious events make her believe she’s being stalked…
Or maybe she’s losing her mind.
Coho Police Chief Mark Colby can’t decide if Libby is crazy or if she has her own twisted agenda, but the deeper he delves into her past, the more intrigued he becomes. Even as he and Libby grow closer, he can’t quite let his initial suspicion go.
When Libby’s life is threatened, they must work together to determine if the truth about her stalker is buried in her past, or if the answers can be found in the layers of the excavation.
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Mark’s job was to find out who and why. Unfortunately, he should avoid Libby on a personal level until her case was solved. He glanced at his watch and was surprised to realize they’d been talking for over an hour. He needed to leave, now, before he acted on impulse and explored her creamy skin in a very thorough but un-police-like search. Regretfully, he collected his badge from the counter. She walked with him to the front door.
“Lock up behind me. If you hear anything that worries you, anything at all, even a door slamming, call 9-1-1.”
She tucked her head in embarrassment.
He reached out and lifted her chin and then brushed his thumb across her bottom lip. “I want you safe. I’m glad you called tonight. I don’t care that it was the wind. Promise me you won’t second-guess yourself in the future.”
“I promise,” she said, her voice husky.
Her sexy voice went straight to his core. Want conquered restraint. He slipped an arm around her, pulled her to him, and then lowered his lips to hers. Her soft mouth pressed to his, welcoming but hesitant, while her hands rested on his chest. Cradling her face with one hand, he explored her lips with gentle, coaxing kisses. Her lips parted. A ripple of satisfaction coursed through him as he pressed closer to slide inside and taste her.
Her arms stiffened and she gently pushed him back. “I—I can’t. I can’t do this again.” She looked down at the floor as she flushed. “I’m sorry,” she murmured.
Her words brought their situation back into focus. The last time she’d gotten involved with a cop, she’d ended up with a stalker. Again he reached out and touched her chin, urging her to look him in the eye. Her eyes showed desire and confusion. He could be satisfied with that. For now. “I’m the one who should be sorry. But I’m not.”
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Four-time Golden Heart® finalist Rachel Grant worked for over a decade as a professional archaeologist and mines her experiences for storylines and settings, which are as diverse as excavating a cemetery underneath an historic art museum in San Francisco, survey and excavation of many prehistoric Native American sites in the Pacific Northwest, researching an historic concrete house in Virginia, and mapping a seventeenth century Spanish and Dutch fort on the island of Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children and can be found on the web at www.Rachel-Grant.net.
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