Far Gone (38 page)
Authors: Laura Griffin
Tags: #Fiction, #Romance, #Suspense, #Thrillers, #Contemporary, #General
He stopped walking. She read the look in his eyes, and her heart beat faster. He pulled her into the shadows beside a tree and dragged her against him, and she felt the heady rush of all the things she’d been craving for a long, long time. She hadn’t realized she needed someone. Someone she could push. Someone who wasn’t afraid to push back.
She slid her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He smelled good, he felt good, and the wool of his suit rasped against her bare arms. He slid his hands under her shirt, and his fingers were warm.
“I missed you.”
The three little words brought a burst of joy. All her life, no man had ever said them to her. There were other words, too, but these were a start.
She pulled him down to kiss her.
Acknowledgments
I’d like to say thanks to the many people who contributed to this book by sharing their expertise, including Luke Causey, Jeffrey Simon, Jessica Dawson, Erik Vasys, Tom Adair, and Kathy Bennett. Any mistakes are all mine.
I am grateful to the hardworking team at Simon & Schuster, including Abby Zidle, Michele Martin, Jean Anne Rose, Jae Song, Marla Daniels, and the many dedicated sales reps. Thanks, especially, to Louise Burke for her unwavering support over the years. Also, thanks to Kevan Lyon for her friendship and professional guidance.
And a heartfelt thank-you to my readers, who make it all possible.
LAURA GRIFFIN
is a
New York Times
bestselling author who started her career in journalism before venturing into the world of suspense fiction. The author of twelve novels, she has won numerous awards, including Romance Writers of America RITA Awards in 2012 for
Scorched
and in 2010 for
Whisper of Warning
. She lives in Austin, Texas. Find her on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/LauraGriffinAuthor
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Scorched
Twisted
Snapped
Unforgivable
Unspeakable
Untraceable
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One Wrong Step
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Deadly Promises
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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Griffin, Laura.
Far gone / Laura Griffin.—First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
pages cm
1. Women detectives—Fiction. 2. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 3. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation—Fiction. 4. Murder—Investigation—Fiction. 5. Serial murders—Fiction. 6. Terrorism—Prevention—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3607.R54838F38 2014
813'.6—dc23
2013033910
ISBN 978-1-4516-8934-1
ISBN 978-1-4516-8937-2 (ebook)
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