The Daily Novel

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Rob had a surprise for Shanna. He’d gone ahead and checked out the opportunity for a veterinary office in the small, old-fashioned town of Placerville, high in the Sierras. Yes, a veterinarian was definitely needed in the area. After he’d gathered all the information, he presented it to her one quiet evening. He was [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Rob Elias knew what he wanted in life. He wanted Shanna by his side. The close call that had resulted in his almost losing her was too frightening to say the least.
He wanted to marry this woman, yet he hoped he could approach her with his wish without scaring her off. She was extremely [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Rob paced back and forth. He’d hardly slept a wink on the sofa and was dressed again in his sweats. It was 9:00 Sunday morning. He’d quickly showered, afraid he’d miss her phone call, but somehow knowing he wouldn’t.
He’d tried Shanna’s house a number of times throughout the night, and nothing. Killer sat quietly [...]

CHAPTER TWENTY
The bedroom was becoming stifling hot. Shanna wanted to throw the covers off, but didn’t dare.
“My dad killed my mother,” Alex told Shanna simply.
“Oh!” Shanna sucked in her breath harshly.
“His trashy treatment of her did her in. She ran away one night, and they found her dead in her car near the Presido on [...]

CHAPTER NINETEEN
Shanna lay as stiff as a board, staring up at the dark ceiling. Alex’s crude coupling left her feeling soiled and heartbroken. He had been cruel to her. Rough and fierce, he left her bruised and aching.
She had a terrible ache between her legs where he’d thrust himself into her, not preparing her first [...]

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Rob Elias was falling in love. When he dropped Shanna off at her home after their incredible day in the city, he was floating on cloud nine. He’d dated many women in the past but found them all money-hungry or just not compatible with living with his busy schedule.
The closest he’d come to marriage [...]

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Monday morning was going horribly. First Mandy’s boss, Randall Marlow, was involved in a minor accident driving in to work. Jim Ferguson had to go to his rescue.
An important meeting had been scheduled in their conference room at 9:00, and the out-of-town gentlemen were already arriving. Amanda and Shanna rushed around, serving them coffee [...]

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
It was a beautiful mid-April day full of sunshine; the branches on the trees were beginning to bud. The sky was a canopy of spring blue, cloudless and pure as only a California sky can be. Another year had passed uneventfully and Shanna figured she finally had her life planned out. It had been [...]

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
She had a great many bad moments during the first weeks of her new life. The sting of his leaving her continued its agonizing burn. Shanna went back to work and put up a cheery front. No one knew the pain she was suffering but Amanda Farrell.
One night after work, Amanda suggested they go [...]

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Shanna looked out the window of the plane as it made a carefully orchestrated three-point landing. Smooth as silk. She sighed and put away her latest romance novel in her tote bag. She kept herself buckled up until the flight attendant gave the okay.
Within five minutes, she was struggling down the narrow aisle, bumping [...]