The Reunion. Jana DeLeon

      

      An heiress comes home to terror in New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon’s Mystere Parish: Family Inheritance miniseries.

      Bodyguard to an heiress is Tyler Duhan’s idea of hell. The steely, sexy ex-marine has heard—and dismissed—the gossip about the haunted old LeBeau mansion and its “cursed” heiresses. Now the middle sibling—headstrong Joelle—has arrived to comply with her mother’s will and reunite with her long-lost sisters.

      But no sooner does she move into the house, than Joelle falls prey to terrifying threats and mysterious visions. Tyler, though he’s sworn off femme fatales, can’t deny his feelings for the Creole beauty. Nor can he let passion distract him. Because falling for Joelle could be a fatal mistake—for them both.

      Finally, she slumped against him, her body spent.

      She stayed there for a while, relishing the comfort of his strong arms around her, until she mustered the strength to regain control. “I’m sorry,” she said.

      “Don’t you dare apologize. Anyone in your position would be upset. I’m a half step away from losing it myself.”

      His expression was a mixture of sympathy, worry and frustration, and Joelle’s heart leaped at this man’s honor and compassion.

      He looked down at her and lifted one hand to wipe a tear from her cheek. “He will not hurt you or your sisters. I won’t let that happen.”

      “I know,” she said, and believed every word.

      He stared at her a moment more and his expression shifted from frustration to something else… Something she hadn’t seen before. A shiver of excitement ran through her as she realized he was going to kiss her.

      New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author JANA DELEON grew up among the bayous and small towns of southwest Louisiana. She’s never actually found a dead body or seen a ghost, but she’s still hoping. Jana started writing in 2001—she focuses on murderous plots set deep in the Louisiana bayous. By day she writes very boring technical manuals for a software company in Dallas. Visit Jana on her website, www.janadeleon.com.

      The Reunion

      New York Times Bestselling Author

      Jana DeLeon

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      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      Joelle LeBeau—The social worker specialized in helping women escape situations of domestic abuse, but her job was not without risk. One man will do anything to find his wife, whom Joelle helped hide. When she finds out that her stepfather died and the terms of her inheritance require her to spend two weeks at her childhood estate, it seems like perfect timing for her to disappear.

      Tyler Duhon—He’s back from the Middle East and attempting to gain his footing in the civilian world. His father, William, has other ideas. William wants Tyler to play bodyguard to the last of the LeBeau heirs. Tyler knows his father wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important, so he can’t say no. But he hopes the time passes quickly and the heiress doesn’t bring as much trouble down on Calais as her sisters did.

      Victor Brant—The abuser wants to find his wife in the worst way possible, and he’s not going to let up on Joelle until he does exactly that. But did he follow her to Calais, or is someone else responsible for all the odd things happening at the LeBeau estate?

      Mayor Dupree—The only time the old windbag isn’t gossiping is when he’s sleeping or eating, but does he know even more about Trenton Purcell and the situation with the inheritance than he’s saying?

      Bert Thibodeaux—Purcell promised the trucker he’d get a new rig when Purcell died, but the money wasn’t Purcell’s to give away and he knew it. The trucker is beyond angry, but is he angry enough to try to get revenge on the legitimate heirs?

      Doctor Picard—The now-deceased physician had treated the heiress’s mother over twenty years ago and had clearly been hiding something all these years. Was his secret worth killing over?

      To my husband, Rene.

      We’ve come a long way, baby!

      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

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Epilogue