Susan must have noticed her reaction, because after she closed the trunk, she explained, “I had car trouble on the way here, so it’s at a repair shop in town while we do the shoot. This one was the only thing the car rental place had available on such short notice.”
“Ah,” Audrey said. The last time she’d rented a car, they’d given her a Hyundai Sonata, but she had to admit she wasn’t too savvy about the sorts of cars rental services tended to use.
“Why don’t you go ahead and get in the back?” Susan asked. “I have a lot of equipment piled on the front seat.”
Audrey almost made a comment about her playing limo driver, but then she gave a mental shrug and told herself to go with it. Susan got in behind the wheel, and Audrey opened the rear door and slid into the back seat, then fastened her seatbelt.
Susan started the engine. Before she began to back out of the parking space, however, the rear passenger door opened, and a tall man in a black suit got in. For just the barest second — probably because of the suit — Audrey thought it was Michael, and irritation began to flare.
But then the man turned toward her, and she realized she was looking at the face of a stranger. Or rather, Audrey thought she didn’t recognize him…at first. Then she focused on the deep-set dark eyes, the thick black bars of brows, the thin mouth and long nose. She’d seen that face before, staring mournfully at the kitchen window of Michael’s house, gazing down at her from her own upstairs bedroom.
The man in the back seat was Jeffrey Whitcomb, the late owner of Whitcomb mansion.
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The story continues in Unbound Spirits, releasing on March 20, 2019.
Also by Christine Pope
PROJECT DEMON HUNTERS
(Paranormal Romance)
Unquiet Souls
Unbound Spirits (March 2019)
Unholy Ground (April 2019)
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THE WITCHES OF CANYON ROAD
(Paranormal Romance)
Hidden Gifts
Darker Paths
Mysterious Ways
A Canyon Road Christmas
Demon Born
An Ill Wind (May 2019)
Higher Ground (August 2019)
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THE WITCHES OF CLEOPATRA HILL*
(Paranormal Romance)
Darkangel
Darknight
Darkmoon
Sympathetic Magic
Protector
Spellbound
A Cleopatra Hill Christmas
Impractical Magic
Strange Magic
The Arrangement
Defender
Bad Blood
Deep Magic
Darktide
Books 1-3 and Books 4-6 of this series are also available in two separate omnibus editions at special boxed set prices. Chronicles of Cleopatra Hill includes the series’ two “back in time” novellas, Bad Blood and The Arrangement.
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THE DJINN WARS
(Paranormal Romance)
Chosen
Taken
Fallen
Broken
Forsaken
Forbidden
Awoken
Illuminated
Stolen
Forgotten
Driven
Unspoken (June 2019)
Books 1-3 and Books 4-6 of this series are also available in two separate omnibus editions at special boxed set prices!
THE WATCHERS TRILOGY*
(Paranormal Romance)
Falling Dark
Dead of Night
Rising Dawn
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THE SEDONA FILES*
(Paranormal Romance)
Bad Vibrations
Desert Hearts
Angel Fire
Star Crossed
Falling Angels
Enemy Mine
Get the first three books of this series in an omnibus edition, or read the complete six-book series in one super-low-priced boxed set!
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TALES OF THE LATTER KINGDOMS
(Fantasy Romance)
All Fall Down
Dragon Rose
Binding Spell
Ashes of Roses
One Thousand Nights
Threads of Gold
The Wolf of Harrow Hall
Moon Dance
The Song of the Thrush
Snow Fall (Second half of 2019)
Books 1-3 and Books 4-6 of this series are also available in two separate omnibus editions at special boxed set prices.
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THE GAIAN CONSORTIUM SERIES*
(Science Fiction Romance)
Beast (free prequel novella)
Blood Will Tell
Breath of Life
The Gaia Gambit
The Mandala Maneuver
The Titan Trap
The Zhore Deception
The Refugee Ruse
Books 1-3 of this series are also available in an omnibus edition at a special boxed set price!
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STANDALONE TITLES
Hearts on Fire
Sympathy for the Devil
Taking Dictation
Night Music
Golden Heart
* Indicates a completed series
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author Christine Pope has been writing stories ever since she commandeered her family’s Smith-Corona typewriter back in grade school. Her work includes paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and science fiction/space opera romance. She makes her home in Sedona, Arizona.
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