TRUSTING THE WRONG PERSON CAN BE DEADLY...
Lillie Beaumont’s dark past has just turned up on her porch—fatally wounded. The dying words of the man imprisoned for killing Lillie’s mother suggest hidden secrets. Criminal Investigations Division special agent Dawson Timmons agrees. He has his own motive for seeking the truth, and it gives Lillie every reason to doubt him. But even as they reluctantly begin to face painful secrets together, Dawson fears that a murderer is waiting to strike again. And this time, Lillie is right in the line of fire....
Sirens sounded in the distance.
“Lillie, the police are coming. You don’t want them to find you here.”
Reason tangled through her fear.
“I’m going to let you go. Leave the room. Take the back road. Meet me at the truck stop one exit north on the highway.” His hand eased up ever so slightly. “Do you understand?”
She nodded.
He drew away from her and stood.
Scampering to her feet, Lillie raced for the door and threw it open. Light filtered into the darkness. She turned, seeing the special agent bend down and pick up something from the rug.
Dawson Timmons was a fool to think she would meet him anywhere except at the military police headquarters on post.
“You dropped something, Lillie.” The key dangled from his hand.
The sirens screamed in the distance. Not much time to get away.
DEBBY GIUSTI
is a medical technologist who loves working with test tubes and petri dishes almost as much as she loves to write. Growing up as an army brat, Debby met and married her husband—then a captain in the army—at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Together they traveled the world, raised three wonderful army brats of their own and have now settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where Debby spins tales of suspense that touch the heart and soul. Contact Debby through her website, www.debbygiusti.com, email [email protected], or write c/o Love Inspired Suspense, 233 Broadway, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10279.
The General’s Secretary
Debby Giusti
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Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous be shaken.
—Psalm 55:22
This story is dedicated to
our brave men and women in uniform.
May the Lord protect them from harm.
To my wonderful husband and beautiful family.
Thank you for your love and support.
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To my critique partner Anna Adams.
To Emily Rodmell, my editor,
and Deidre Knight, my agent.
Thank you!
Contents
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Lillie Beaumont gasped for air and fought her way through the dream that came too often. Her heart pounded a warning as she blinked open her eyes, allowing the dark outline of her bedroom