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  "Yes. Not me personally. I usually investigate white collar crime. When Judd's grandfather died, the records from the estate sale were forwarded to Judd, along with the cash."

  "I wonder why he didn't ask for the chest to be held out of the sale?" Connor said.

  "Objects that come into the prison are x-rayed. I guess Judd figured as long as he had the name of the buyer, he could trace them down. We tried, but without dates and names, it was a loosing battle.

  “Also no one connected Judd to the attack on your mother. The Renton police had the paper work, and it wasn't until Barbara came in and demanded action that we got things figured out and realized what was going on.

  “Barbara and I came up here, opened the chest, removed the gems, and inserted a homing device." He smiled at Barbara. "She's a very persistent lady."

  "She's a survivor," Connor corrected. "She doesn't know how to give up, any more than Mary does. I like that in a woman."

  "So do I. I've asked her to go out with me as soon as this is resolved. We've had plenty of time to get to know each other."

  "Yes, we have," Barbara agreed, nodding.

  "So have we," Connor said, meeting Mary's dancing smile with one of his own. Her eyes glowed with love, shining like golden lights, sending a warm welcome to the weary traveler.

  Happy, Connor gazed at the two women he loved the most. He knew how rough and dirty-looking he appeared and marveled at the fact that Mary could smile so sweetly and regard him with such a tender expression in her eyes. She had to be the least selfish person he had ever met. He felt extremely proud of how she had saved his life.

  The battle was over and they had emerged triumphant. Mary’s dragons had all been slain.

  THE END

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  OTHER WORKS BY NANCY RADKE...Sisters of Spirit Series

  TURNAGAIN LOVE, #1 Sisters of Spirit Sweet, Contemporary, Humorous. Stranded on a small island, Jennel is happy to see her handsome rescuer until she finds out he is taking her job. Affaire de Coeur gave it four stars. Scribes World said "Turnagain Love has some fascinating twists and turns, unexpected complications, and charming scenes."

  BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, #2 Sisters of Spirit Sweet, Contemporary. Ellen must help him keep the secret which could destroy his way of life. “The characters from Turnagain Love are back, as unpredictable as ever.” Gail P.

  STOLEN SECRETS, #3 Sisters of Spirit Romantic Mystery “An emotional roller coaster with a feel-good ending. Ms. Radke sprinkles in humor when you least expect it.” J. Rogers

  COURAGE DARES, #4 Sisters of Spirit Suspense, sweet, contemporary. Mary prays for courage to overcome her tragic past and finds her answer in the dangerous present. “This story really kept me guessing. I never knew what would happen next.” Alison D.

  SONGS FOR PERRI, #5 Sisters of Spirit Romantic mystery, suspense, contemporary. Perri travels to Mexico to rescue her brother, and finds a man of many masks.

  SISTERS OF SPIRIT

  The Sisters of Spirit are a group of girls who attended Virginia Tech around the same time and stayed in the same dorm. The group was started by Stormy and Jo, and included mainly western girls, although Jennel was an honorary member from Boston. Each has her own story which can be read separately from the others. Also, a couple of their friends, Mary and Alison, asked to be included in the series. You meet most of them in Stolen Secrets. Mary’s story is Courage Dares.

  SHOW & TELL BIBLE SERIES

  Vol. 1 The Books of Moses DVD * 650 pictures covering the first five books of the Bible

  Vol. 2 The Books of History DVD * 850 pictures from Joshua through Esther

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Nancy Radke has always invented stories in her mind, even "watching" stories in her dreams where she could control the characters and outcomes. She has turned this talent into writing traditional romances and romantic suspense, with plenty of plot twists. Born on a wheat and cattle ranch, she still surrounds herself with animals and plants. Her family lives close by, so she enjoys her grandchildren's sports and other accomplishments.

  Lately she has been working on the "Show & Tell Bible," a children's picture Bible on DVD that she wrote with her daughter. When that series is done she will go back to writing more sweet romances. In the meantime, there are six novels already finished in the Sisters of Spirit series, plus a western that is begging to be done.

  CONTACT INFORMATION

  email Nancy: [email protected] Tweet: @Bible4Children

  COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

  Copyright © 2012 Nancy L Radke

  All Rights Reserved

  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are all products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

  DEDICATION

  To my husband of 51 years, whom I loved completely.