A Big Gamble

Gossip is the life blood of most any small town. How do you combat something like that when gossip is so much more interesting than the truth? Bruce Cartwright was willing to feed the gossip mill if it got him what he wanted.

It had been six months since Melanie Jarvis had seen him when he showed up claiming they were married. If that was true, why had he just now come forward? If it was a lie, what was he hoping to gain? But she was just a pawn in his effort to get what he wanted.
Rik O’Shea wanted to be part of Melanie’s future. That wouldn’t be possible until they discovered what Bruce was planning. Could they get it figured out before she was kidnapped, or worse?