Category: Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
ISBN-10: 0759940797
Type: Fiction
Copyright: January, 2002
Heart pounding suspense as Kelly McWinter stakes his life on an outrageous plan to outwit a killer
Mikki's face dropped. She hadn't realized her anxiety was so obvious. "I'm going to have a baby." She surprised herself by blurting it out.
Alex stared. His hand reached for his glass and he drained the rest of his drink. "When?"
Mikki laughed. "Not for another seven months."
"Good!" He set his glass back on the table. "You'll have plenty of time to get an abortion. I'll find you a good doctor."
Mikki recoiled as if she'd been slapped. Her face turned white, and tears rushed to her eyes.
"What's the matter?" Alex's eyes searched her face. "Are you going to be sick?"
Mikki shook her head. She couldn't speak.
"You're not going to be stupid about this are you?" He growled. "Surely you know a baby is out of the question." Alex seemed genuinely confused. "Damn!" He dug in his pocket for his cigar case. "I thought we'd settled all this. I've already told you Lorena doesn't want a divorce. You said you understood."
"I will not kill my baby." Hysteria rose in Mikki's throat. She fought it down and forced herself to meet his eyes.
Excerpt
"Well, what have we here?" Kelly unpinned the envelope and ripped open the flap.
The note was short. "Kelly, I've got a hell of a mess out in Rhome. Somebody broke into Jerry Thompson's cabin and beat him up real bad. We've taken him to hospital, but there wasn't anybody around to look after his pup. Her name is Lucy. She's a nice little shepherd, and I figured you and Jake wouldn't mind looking after her for a week or so."
"Oh ho! I'm beginning to see the light," Kelly smiled at Jake and pushed open the door.
Inside, curled up on Jake's rug was a frightened young female. Gus had left her leashed and fastened to the table leg. He'd probably been afraid to leave her loose in case she took off out Jake's exit flap.
"How ya' doing little gal," Kelly said, stooping slowly to crouch on the floor in front of her. The dog's fur trembled and she cowered away from him.
"You've had a rough time of it haven't you girl," he said, keeping his voice soft and soothing. Jake padded over and licked her snout. She whimpered and raised her warm black eyes to search Kelly's face.
Professional Reviews
Maureen M. McMahon
Jude Morris has done it again. Deadly Betrayal, reads like a locomotive – non-stop action from beginning to end. The delightfully homegrown characters, so vividly created in Deadly Secrets, are brought vividly back into play in this gripping thriller. Covering locales from Nashville to Dallas and moving from chrome and glass corporate monoliths to luxuriously opulent city mansions, Deadly Betrayal has something for everyone – plenty of excitement, plenty of intrigue, a local flavor to tickle the toughest of taste buds and good serving of hot, steamy romance to titillate the senses.
Jude Morris is an expert storyteller and I’ll look forward to reading any future works by this fine author.
Elizabeth Dearl
Readers who delighted in Jude Morris's first novel Deadly Secrets will be overjoyed to discover Deadly Betrayal, the second in what I hope will be a long series. A fabulous mixture of Texas humor, heart-pounding action, sexy nuances and mounting suspense, Deadly Betrayal is a must-read!
