Hide nor Hair (A Jersey Girl Cozy Mystery Book 2) (24 page)

Ken got up and came to me. He held my face in his hands, and our lips came together for a long, luxurious kiss. When we broke contact, I raised an eyebrow. “Well?” I asked.

“You’ve got the job.”

I grinned.

“You’d better get ready for some big changes in your life,” he said.

“How so?” I asked.

“Well, your kids are growing up. You’re going to be working full-time. And the new man in your life will be demanding a fair amount of your time and attention.”

“Is that so?”

“It is,” he told me firmly. “Are you up for the challenge?”

My new life sounded fantastic. Trade in gathering loose change in the bottom my purse for a steady paycheck and lonely nights for a hot guy who challenged me on every level? I didn’t have to think too hard about that. “I am,” I said.

I left Ken’s office and returned to the cubicle and Meredith Mancini. She had heard Ken issue the invitation to join us. “I’m heading straight home and going to bed,” she told me, “unless you think you’ll need a bodyguard.”

“What I really need is a headshrinker,” I said. “And so will you, pretty soon. And so will Ken Rhodes and maybe Ron Haver, too. I’m full-time now, and I’m giving myself my next assignment. It isn’t local, but it needs to be done.”

“Oh, really. And what assignment is that?”

“Nadine Rhodes. I’m going to find out who killed her.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jo-Ann Lamon Reccoppa lives in Old Bridge, New Jersey and uses her experience as a freelance correspondent as the basis of her protagonist’s career. Several of the incidents within these pages are inspired by actual occurrences. They have been shamelessly embellished and are not a blow-by-blow account of a few really bad days on the job.
Hide Nor Hair
is Jo-Ann’s second novel.

You can connect with Jo-Ann through her website at

www.joannlamonreccoppa.com
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