Credible Threat. Heather Woodhaven

      

      NO SAFE PLACE

      Someone wants accountant Rebecca Linn—the granddaughter of a federal judge—dead, and it’s Deputy US Marshal Kurt Brock’s duty to figure out why and protect her. But her powerful family insists Kurt keep his relationship with Rebecca strictly professional...no matter how much he’s drawn to the feisty, fast-thinking beauty. Rebecca is sure the suspicious evidence she uncovered in her latest auditing case has put a target on her back. But staying ahead of those out to silence her is bringing her dangerously close to Kurt—and putting both their careers on the line. With the attacker closing in, can Rebecca and Kurt survive long enough to reveal the would-be killer’s secrets?

      HEATHER WOODHAVEN earned her pilot’s license, rode a hot-air balloon over the safari lands of Kenya, parasailed over Caribbean seas, lived through an accidental detour onto a black-diamond ski trail in Aspen and snorkeled among stingrays before becoming a mother of three and wife of one. She channels her love for adventure into writing characters who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances.

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      Credible Threat

      Heather Woodhaven

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      ISBN: 978-1-474-08061-3

      CREDIBLE THREAT

      © 2018 Heather Humrichouse

      Published in Great Britain 2018

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      Kurt fought with the steering wheel as their truck lurched into the guardrail.

      The sound of crunching metal filled the cab. The Hummer gave a final shove, and their pickup flipped over the rail. He and Rebecca hung like rag dolls against the seat belts as they vaulted toward the unforgiving water below.

      “Protect your head!” he shouted.

      The front end slapped into the water, and the truck flipped to the side. Pain blinded Kurt. The sound of rushing water filled the back seat.

      “Kurt! Kurt, are you okay? Should I open the door? Roll down the window?” Rebecca’s questions came out as fast cries that he could barely comprehend. They hung upside down with all the windows and doors covered in water. The doors wouldn’t budge until they stopped sinking and reached equilibrium. The statistics of water crashes had been drilled in his head. They had thirty, maybe ninety seconds at the most before they lost any chance of survival...

      Dear Reader,

      Thank you for going on the adventure with me to Coeur d’Alene. If you ever have a chance, it’s a gorgeous place to visit.

      I enjoyed developing the romance between Rebecca and Kurt, as they are so different from any other characters I’ve written in the past.

      Letters from readers are the best, and I invite you to contact me or sign up for my newsletter at writingheather.com.

      Blessings,

      Heather Woodhaven

      And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.

      —Colossians 3:23

      To the fire marshal who thought my research questions were grounds for placing me on the FBI watch list, thank you for still talking to me. Also, if it makes you feel better, I’m pretty sure my search history placed me on that list seven books ago.

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