Together, they latched on to the door and started to drag it off Abbie. He hurried to the sound of his trainer's pleas for help.And he cursed when he saw her.Abbie was in the doorway, her body half in and half out of the house, and what was left of the door was on her back, anchoring her in place.The smoke was thick and black, and the area was already hot from the flames, but Mason fought his way through just as one of the ranch hands caught up with him. All five of them, their wives and their children lived in the family home or on the grounds of the ranch.Mason made it to the guesthouse ahead of the others, and he tried to pick through the smoke and the embers flicking through the night air. Oh, yeah, that shout was coming from the guesthouse all right."Call the fire department," he yelled to one of the ranch hands.Mason also shouted out for someone to call his brothers as well even though they would soon know anyway. And the place wasn't empty.His newly hired horse trainer, Abbie Baker, was staying there.That got Mason running even harder. It was on fire, the orangey flames licking their way up the sides and roof. A handful of his ranch hands were running toward the cabin-style guesthouse about a hundred yards away. He wasn't the only one who'd been alerted. He had better luck with the Smith & Wesson handgun that he'd left on his desk.He threw open his office door and caught the scent of something he darn sure didn't want to smell on the grounds of his family's wispy gray streaks coiled around him, quickly followed by a second scream and a loud cry for help.Mason went in the direction of both the smoke and the voice, racing out into the chilly October night air. He reached for his shirt but couldn't find it. All rights reserved.The scream woke Deputy Mason Ryland.His eyes flew open, and Mason stumbled from the sofa in his office where he'd fallen asleep. You can contact the author through her webpage at Excerpt. In addition, she's had nearly a hundred short stories and articles published in national magazines. She's received the Booksellers' Best Award for romantic suspense, the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and was a finalist for the prestigious Rita u00ae. As a man, he'd offer his personal protection through the endless summer nights.About the AuthorUSA Today bestselling author, Delores Fossen, has sold over 50 novels with millions of copies of her books in print worldwide. As an upholder of the law, he'd keep her safely tucked by his side through the investigation. But as much as that connection rankled, Mason couldn't ignore the fact that someone wanted beautiful Abbie dead. Someone had been targeting his family for too long and the brooding lawman now had a new person to protect: horse trainer Abbie Baker.His newest employee's arrival suspiciously coincided with the latest attack, and it wasn't long before he uncovered a decades-old secret between Abbie and the Ryland clan. It wasn't the first time danger had come to his ranch, but for Deputy Mason Ryland it was the final straw.
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