KAT HENRY DORAN (Cont.)
TRY JUST ONCE MORE
BLURB EXCERPT
After being cleared of murder charges, Maggie
McGuire escaped back to her childhood home to rebuild
her shattered life. Three years later the past returns with a
vengeance. This time it’s aimed at her kids.
In order to deal with the present, the nosy Chief of
Police is relentless about uncovering Maggie’s sordid
past. She once paid a high price for trusting a cop. Is
Mike Brandt for real or simply one more uniformed bully
disguised as a smooth-talking hunk?
No innocent when it comes to betrayal, Mike will
have to put aside personal resentments in order to con-
vince Maggie he’s worth the effort to “Try Just Once
More.” The woman had more brass than the Marine Corps
band. “Look—Miz McGuire, could we start over?”
Her demeanor remained aloof, as if she’d just stepped
in something foul. “You’re too late, Chief. Much too
late.”
With a nod, she strode away and exited the building.
Staff at the desk immediately sought avenues of escape.
As two nurses slipped past him, one said, “It’s always a
treat watching the Reigning Queen of Man-Haters kick
some guy to the curb.”
“That Maggie,” the other sighed. “She’s my hero.”
“Hero, my ass,” Mike fumed. After a slow count of
three, he bolted for the exit door, following McGuire into
the parking lot. Now at a distance, she strutted toward a
late-model, fire-red Saturn, posture military-stiff, hair
flowing around her shoulders in a halo of copper. Despite
his agitation he couldn’t help but admire her guts. And
her fanny.
“Maggie. Please. Let me apologize.”
Still moving, she called over her shoulder, “As I indi-
cated before, you’re too late.”
The verbal exchange gave him the time needed to
reach her side. To get in her face. “Don’t try to convince
me that all men rank as a lower
life form with you. Not after I
saw you hanging all over Investi-
gator Jackson.”
She unlocked the car door.
“Clearly, my convincing skills need
a bit of polishing.”
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