Lynette Eason - Vanished In The Night

Someone is after her and her baby...

Danger returns to Wrangler’s Corner

After saving Kaylee Martin from abduction and delivering her baby boy on the side of the road, Dr. Joshua Crawford can’t get them out of his mind. Unfortunately, neither can Kaylee’s violent stalker. He’ll stop at nothing to get to the new mom and her child. Can Joshua keep them safe so they can become the family he’s dreamed about?

LYNETTE EASON is a bestselling, award-winning author who makes her home in South Carolina with her husband and two teenage children. She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and teaching at various writing conferences around the country. She is a member of Romance Writers of America and American Christian Fiction Writers. Lynette can often be found online interacting with her readers. You can find her at Facebook.com/lynette.easonand on Twitter, @lynetteeason.

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Vanished in the Night

Lynette Eason

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ISBN: 978-1-474-08454-3

VANISHED IN THE NIGHT

© 2018 Lynette Eason

Published in Great Britain 2018

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“I’ve got him.” Joshua hurried toward her and took the baby carrier from her.

Sunlight glinted off something in the parking garage across the street. He took a closer look and saw the protruding piece of metal. The sight produced a distinctly bad feeling in his gut.

“Kaylee, go back inside.”

“What? Why?”

A crack sounded, and the concrete spit shards up around the bottom of his calves.

Joshua simply moved, keeping himself between Duncan and the shooter in the parking garage. He rounded the front of the vehicle and had almost reached her when the glass door behind her shattered.

Silence reigned for a split second before screams echoed around him. With a tight grip on the handle of the carrier, Joshua grabbed Kaylee and shoved her through the door that no longer existed.

They made it inside just as the second bullet took out the glass of the other door.

Dear Reader,

Thank you for journeying back to Wrangler’s Corner for yet another adventure. I hope you enjoyed Joshua’s and Kaylee’s story. I really loved getting to know them and little Duncan.

You know, Kaylee had a rough time after losing her mother. She had questions that had never been answered because of her estrangement from her father. She didn’t really think people could change and was really reluctant to give him a second chance. And while it’s true, some people really don’t change, others really do. I was glad to make Kaylee’s father one of those who did. And when Kaylee finally stopped judging him and decided to give him another chance, she was so glad she did. Sure, she was risking being hurt all over again, but in the end, she found it worth the risk. And sometimes that’s what life is all about. Taking risks—that step of faith that allows God to step in and do something good.

Blessings to all and I look forward to having you join me soon on another adventure in Wrangler’s Corner.

God bless,

Lynette Eason

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.

—Proverbs 3:5–6

Dedicated to my family. I love you more.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Dear Reader

Bible Verse

Dedication

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

Extract

About the Publisher

ONE

Joshua Crawford gripped the steering wheel and hoped he could keep his cool when he confronted his mother about her lousy idea to marry the town drunk. “Hoped” being the key word. He drove with precise, automatic movements, each mile taking him closer to home and to the woman who’d loved and raised him and taught him right from wrong.

Which was why he was not going to allow her to throw the rest of her good years away on a man who could take advantage of a widow. Because that was just plain wrong. Of all the people—no, of all the unmarried people—in Wrangler’s Corner, she’d picked Garrett Martin?

Joshua was actually worried about her mental state. No matter that she insisted the man was changed and treated her like a “precious jewel.” Her words. Nope, not his mother. No way. His deceased father may have been best friends with the man, but that didn’t mean his mother had to marry him.

As Joshua rounded the next curve that would take him into Wrangler’s Corner, he slammed on the brakes. Rubber screeched on asphalt but his SUV responded well.