Marilyn Pappano - Killer Secrets

She has a murderous past.

Will it destroy her future, too?

Mila Ramirez has never stopped trying to outrun the sins of her serial killer parents. But her hard-fought new life starts to unravel when she finds an employee dead. Trusting strong, sexy police chief Sam Douglas forces her out of isolation, even as it brings a murderer closer. Mila narrowly escaped evil before. This time it wants to destroy everything she loves—including Sam.

Oklahoma, dogs, beaches, books, family and friends: these are a few of MARILYN PAPPANO’sfavorite things. She lives in imaginary worlds where she reigns supreme (at least, she does when the characters cooperate) and no matter how wrong things go, she can always set them right. It’s her husband’s job to keep her grounded in the real world, which makes him her very favorite thing.

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Killer Secrets

Marilyn Pappano

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07872-6

KILLER SECRETS

© 2018 Marilyn Pappano

Published in Great Britain 2018

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental.

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To my husband, Robert:

What does it say that when I think of crazy people and villains, I think of you?

And when I think of cops and good guys, I also think of you.

And when I think of heroes.

And when I think of love. Forty years...

And we’ve lived happily-ever-after.

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Back Cover Text She has a murderous past. Will it destroy her future, too? Mila Ramirez has never stopped trying to outrun the sins of her serial killer parents. But her hard-fought new life starts to unravel when she finds an employee dead. Trusting strong, sexy police chief Sam Douglas forces her out of isolation, even as it brings a murderer closer. Mila narrowly escaped evil before. This time it wants to destroy everything she loves—including Sam.

About the Author Oklahoma, dogs, beaches, books, family and friends: these are a few of MARILYN PAPPANO’s favorite things. She lives in imaginary worlds where she reigns supreme (at least, she does when the characters cooperate) and no matter how wrong things go, she can always set them right. It’s her husband’s job to keep her grounded in the real world, which makes him her very favorite thing.

Booklist Also by Marilyn Pappano Killer Secrets Detective Defender Nights with a Thief Bayou Hero Undercover in Copper Lake Copper Lake Encounter Copper Lake Confidential Christmas Confidential “Holiday Protector” In the Enemy’s Arms Copper Lake Secrets Covert Christmas “Open Season” Scandal in Copper Lake Passion to Die For Criminal Deception Protector’s Temptation Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk

Title Page Killer Secrets Marilyn Pappano www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07872-6 KILLER SECRETS © 2018 Marilyn Pappano Published in Great Britain 2018 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher. ® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Version: 2020-03-02

Dedication To my husband, Robert: What does it say that when I think of crazy people and villains, I think of you? And when I think of cops and good guys, I also think of you. And when I think of heroes. And when I think of love. Forty years... And we’ve lived happily-ever-after.