Grave Danger. Katy Lee

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      When skeletal remains are found on a small Maine island, forensic anthropologist Lydia Muir is sent to investigate. It’s Lydia’s job to determine whether the homicide happened long ago—or more recently. Island sheriff Wesley Grant seems sure the murder didn’t happen on his watch. But when Lydia uncovers the victim’s identity, someone goes to great lengths to get Lydia off the island. Wes vows to protect her, but is the handsome lawman holding something back? To help catch a killer, she’ll have to trust him—or become the next victim.

      “Lydia!”

      She whipped around to find where Wesley had called from. A closed door on the far side of the room. “I’m coming!”

      “I told you to get off the boat. Get off now! There’s a bomb!”

      A bomb?

      She could barely hear him through the door, but knew she’d heard him correctly.

      A sudden bang echoed in her head and trembled under her feet. The explosion blew the door out, sending her flying back into the far wall at a cataclysmic force.

      Dazed and confused, she sat in a hunch against the wall and tried to form a complete thought. She told her body to move—to get to Wesley, who had been in that room. He could be hurt. He may need help. She forced her eyes to open and felt heat dry the surface of her eyes before her brain computed what caused it.

      Fire.

      “Lydia!”

      She heard him call. But she couldn’t move.

      KATY LEE

      is an inspirational romantic suspense author writing higher-purpose stories in high-speed worlds. She dedicates her life to sharing tales of love, from the greatest love story ever told to those sweet romantic stories of falling in love. She is the children’s ministry director for her church as well as a leader of a Christian women’s organization. Katy and her husband are both born New Englanders, but have been known to travel at the drop of a hat. As her homeschooled kids say, they consider themselves “world-schooled.” But no matter where Katy is you can always find her at www.katyleebooks.com. She would love to connect with you.

      Grave Danger

      Katy Lee

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

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      A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman—

      who is he who can find her?

      She is far more precious than jewels

      and her value is far above rubies.

      Her husband has full confidence in her

      and lacks nothing of value.

      She brings him good, not harm,

      all the days of her life.

      —Proverbs 31:10–12

      To Audrey, my oldest daughter and Pinterest professional, I love having you on my team, but what I love most is you. I especially love your ambition to reach for the stars. You call your blog Rd2Gold, but I want you to always remember, with God as your goal, guide, and guardian, your road is already paved with gold. Trust Him, sweetie, and believe it.

      Acknowledgments

      I want to give my editor, Emily Rodmell, a big thank you for her stellar visionary skills to make the Love Inspired stories shine. Thank you, Emily, for seeing something in my own writing during the Happily Editor After Pitch Day, too! This amazing opportunity has changed my life.

      I also want to thank the Love Inspired readers who collect our books. Thank you for your wonderful notes of encouragement and for your dedication to the LI line.

      Contents

       CHAPTER ONE

       CHAPTER TWO

       CHAPTER THREE

       CHAPTER FOUR

       CHAPTER FIVE

       CHAPTER SIX

       CHAPTER SEVEN

       CHAPTER EIGHT

       CHAPTER NINE

       CHAPTER TEN

       CHAPTER ELEVEN

       CHAPTER TWELVE

       CHAPTER THIRTEEN

       CHAPTER FOURTEEN

       CHAPTER FIFTEEN

       DEAR READER

       QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

       EXCERPT

      ONE

      The dark, hollow eyes of a human skull put Sheriff Wesley Grant on the spot. The sockets, though vacant of life, were filled with questions he didn’t have answers for. Unnerved by the skeleton’s perpetual stare, he averted his gaze to the finger bones camouflaged against the gray pebbled sand. The digits protruded up as though the person had clawed their way out from their oceanfront grave. A grave that had no business being on this side of the island.

      Wesley had questions of his own. “Who are you, and when did you get here?” The Maine island of Stepping Stones was his jurisdiction, and if this corpse was a recent death, then it was put here on his watch. Recent dumped bodies only meant one thing.

      Homicide.

      But who? One of his islanders?

      The