COWBOY ROMANCE: Avery (Western Contemporary Alpha Male Bride Romance) (The Steele Brothers Book 3)
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“Who is this Lars Olson, anyway?” Bridget asked. “His name sounds familiar, but I don’t know why.”
“He courted Elise in Illinois,” Jared explained. “He’s the reason she came here. He asked her to because he wanted to marry her.”
“That’s how I know the name. She wrote of him in her letters.” She paused, hesitant to voice the next sentence. “He brought her here to marry him? But she fell in love with Moya and married him instead. Then Moya received an injury about which he can remember no details. And Dr. Frey, you found his injury to be something other than an accident.”
“I’ve been suspicious of that from the moment I cleaned the wound,” the physician admitted. “I even asked him who did it to him. To this day, he insists it was an accident, but I think he was attacked. I also think Rollie was attacked. Unfortunately, I’m not sure about Gunther.”
“I’m not, either,” Bridget agreed. “But I have my suspicions. Dr. Frey, Lars told me that he turned around and saw Gunther with his arm under the wheel. But another logger told me that one man guides the horse team from the right front while the other man does so from the left rear of the team. If that were the case, Lars couldn’t have turned around and seen him.”
“It’s time to go to the sheriff,” Dr. Frey declared. “That prostitute, Moya, Rollie and now Gunther. Something’s going on in this town, and I think he needs to be informed.”
Jared shook his head, saying, “I doubt it will do any good. The sheriff is on Harris’ payroll. He’s not going to investigate these things. I either know these people personally or know of their character. Any one of them wouldn’t hesitate to find somebody to tell the truth to, just as I wouldn’t. From everything Bridget and her brother have told me, this town has a real corruption problem. We need to bring in somebody we trust to handle what’s happening around here.”
“And I,” Bridget said emphatically, “think Lars Olson is behind everything, but I also think he’s working for Harris. And Harris is in town right now. He came with a new contract for William Wessel, which doubles Mr. Wessel’s profits. I believe that could be called hush money. We must get to the bottom of this.”
“You, my dear,” Jared announced, “will stay out of it. Mike and I can handle this.”
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Avery
Introduction
Paranormal & Shifter Romance Collection
Tempted by the Dragon
Loved by Two Bears
Abducted by the Dragon King
Rescuing a Werewolf
The Alpha Lion that Loves me
A Second Chance for the Mercenary Shifter
Highland Bear Love
Protected by the Cowboy Tiger
Werebear Fireman
Bear Lust: Authority
Biker Romance Collection
Beauty and the Biker
Taken by the Alpha Biker 1
Taken by the Alpha Biker 2
Taken by the Alpha Biker 3
Protected by the Alpha Biker
Protected and Taken by the Alpha MC Leader
Alpha Cowboy Versus Bad Boy Biker
Mated by the MC Biker Teacher
Alien Romance Collection
An Alien Sentiment
Space Tigers 1
Space Tigers 2
Space Tigers 3
Alien Love Triangle
Desired by the Alien Prince
Desired by the Alien Rogue
Desired by the Alien Soldier
Desired by the Alien Hero
Taken by the Alien Lord
Wanted by the Alien Lord
Desired by the Alien Lord
Hunted by the Alien Lord
Captivated by the Alien Lord
Enslaved by the Alien Lord
Freed by the Alien Lord
Bred by the Alien Lord
Military & Soldier Collection
SEALed by my Stepbrother
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The Marine’s Bride Kidnapping
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Loved by the Mercenary
Coming Home
The War Within Himself
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Highland Rebel
FaeFae Guardian
The Big Reveal
Billionaire Seduction: Temptation
The SEAL’s Command
The Spy’s Desires
The Mogul’s Fantasy
The Designer’s Obsession
The Architect’s Passion
The Hitman’s Hunger
The Tycoon’s Temptation
Rescued by the Cowboy
Protected by the Cowboy
Saved by the Cowboy
Wanted by the Cowboy
Cherished by the Cowboy
Elise and the Lumberjack
Bridget and the Company Man
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