In Flight

A SUMMER 2013 PINNACLE BOOK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER-SUSPENSEBook II: In Flight The dragonfly is believed to be a symbol of renewal after a time of great hardship, and Dragonfly Pointe is legendary for its mysterious power to ensure new beginnings. A woman who's afraid to trust. Successful designer and former resident, Penelope Wentworth, has returned to Crystal Rock to take charge of the wedding flowers for Jake and Danielle Loughlin, the new owners of the recently renovated Dragonfly Pointe Inn. As a single parent of a severely autistic and mentally impaired son, Penny has no romantic illusions. Still haunted by her past, she's discovered her experience with an abusive husband has left her wary of relationships.A man who's afraid to love. After resigning from his position as a homicide detective in New Orleans, Sam Danielson has returned home to take over as the chief of police of the rapidly growing resort town of Crystal Rock, Wisconsin.An undying passion that's endured throughout the years. Relocating with her parents to Crystal Rock at the age of thirteen, from the moment Penny laid eyes on Sam, he'd been the object of every single one of her teenage fantasies. When Sam spends the day of the wedding as her escort, Penny is shocked to discover her attraction to Sam is still irrepressible. Aware of his own disreputable reputation with women, despite his overwhelming attraction to Penny as a teenager, Sam had chosen to deliberately distance himself. But from the moment he meets Penny again, Sam realizes she's always been the only woman for him.When Penny and Sam spend the entire weekend of the wedding together, their sizzling attraction turns explosive.Reluctant to part, Sam and Penny are unaware that Jake and Danielle Loughlin have decided that they belong together. Mindful of Penny's extreme difficulties with her sixteen-year old special needs son, the newlyweds have plans in place to entice Penny to relocate from New York. Unaware that his divorce was never legally finalized, Sam has no idea Vanessa Gerard Danielson is on her way to Crystal Rock to attempt a reconciliation.And now there's a killer in their midst.After discovering his ex-father-in-law had been murdered in New Orleans, Sam is stunned when his ex-wife's body is pulled out from the Crystal Rock River; her throat slit with the same weapon used on her father.But the disturbing question is why had Vanessa gone to so much trouble to remain married to Sam?When Sam's search for a killer, astonishingly, leads him to his own back door, will a woman who's afraid to trust be able to forgive a man who considers himself undeserving of her love?