What would you do for your family?
When Carolina Castillo’s once vivacious mother becomes ill, she gives up her singing dreams and comes home to Savannah. She’d do anything for her Mamá, even work at Fitzgerald House for the family she should have been part of. She’d even steal.
Carolina’s decisions make perfect sense until she comes up against the immovable rock that is gorgeous FBI agent Sage Cornell. The honorable cop sees the world in black-and-white. He would never understand the difficult choices she’s had to make, the secrets she’s been forced to keep close. And he could never love a woman like her. Or could he?
NAN DIXON spent her formative years as an actress, singer, dancer and golfer. But the need to eat had her studying accounting in college. Unfortunately, being a successful financial executive didn’t feed her passion to perform. When the company she worked for was purchased, Nan got the chance of a lifetime—the opportunity to pursue a writing career. She’s an award-winning author who lives in the Midwest, is active in her local RWA chapter and on the board of a dance company. She has five children, three sons-in-law, two granddaughters, a grandson and one neurotic cat.
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To Catch a Thief
Nan Dixon
ISBN: 978-1-474-08111-5
TO CATCH A THIEF
© 2018 Nan Dixon
Published in Great Britain 2018
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To Mom and Dad always.
To my fabulous family, thank you for your love and support. And to the bright stars of my life, Lily, Harper and Isaac. I love watching you grow.
Thank you, Harlequin Superromance, for taking a chance on me. I love how you have shaped the Fitzgerald House series. You have taught me so much. Tears stream down my face as I type this. Thanks ring out to Piya Campana, Megan Long, Victoria Curran, Deirdre McCluskey and the rest of the team who bring my books to my readers. And I can’t forget to thank my hardworking, marvelous agent, Laura Bradford.
It takes so many people to craft a story. My critique group, Ann Hinnenkamp, Leanne Farella, Neroli Lacey and Kathryn Kohorst, challenge me to always dig a little deeper. And my Golden Heart sisters keep me sane—Dreamweavers, Lucky 13s, Starcatchers and the Unsinkables. And my writing community—MFW, you’re the best. Prosecco for all!
And last—to my sisters, Mo, Sue and Trish, and our fantastic trip to Savannah, which started this journey.
She settled close enough to feel the heat of his body and catch his delicious scent...
Carolina’s mouth watered, and not for the dessert in front of them.
Sage flipped open the box and grinned. A dimple blinked beside his mouth. “There’s ice cream, too.”
She wanted to be smart, to eat the dessert and send him away.
“This is incredible,” he murmured around a forkful of brownie. Then his gaze locked on hers and she froze. “Carolina,” he whispered, easing her face closer.
The scent of chocolate surrounded her. His breath carried the coolness of the ice cream. Close enough to kiss.
“Are you nervous?” he asked.
She hesitated, then whispered, “No.”
Because being in Sage’s arms, she wanted more. She wanted everything.
When I first dreamed up the Fitzgerald House series, there were four sisters. Unfortunately, I cut sister number three out of Southern Comforts.
But the idea of four sisters stuck with me. You might not know that Beau Oliver, the Fitzgeralds’ father, was a con man. So when the chance to write a sixth Fitzgerald House book came along, so did Carolina, secret half sister to the Fitzgeralds.
From Carolina’s perspective, the Fitzgeralds are not perfect. They had everything she didn’t growing up. And just as her singing career is taking off, she returns to Tybee Island to care for her dying mother. And without telling the Fitzgeralds who she is to them, she takes a job in Abby’s newly opened restaurant.
Sage Cornell, an FBI agent, lives and breathes honor. It’s woven into the fabric of his life. He’s injured during a drug raid and while recovering, he is literally knocked off his feet by Carolina. Their immediate attraction is mutual. But as he falls for her, he must wrestle with his love and her actions, which don’t meet his honor code.
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