Bonnie Vanak - His Forgotten Colton Fiancée

“I’m engaged to you?”

A Coltons of Red Ridge story

When Quinn Colton is injured in an explosion, undercover FBI agent West Brand is devastated. Not only is she unable to recognize him, her secret fiancé, but everything the two of them hold dear is in danger. Together, they investigate the incident that caused her amnesia and track a killer. But can West convince Quinn that their happily-ever-after is still on the horizon?

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author BONNIE VANAKis passionate about romance novels and telling stories. A former newspaper reporter, she worked as a journalist for a large international charity for several years, traveling to countries such as Haiti to report on the sufferings of the poor. Bonnie lives in Florida with her husband, Frank, and is a member of Romance Writers of America. She loves to hear from readers. She can be reached through her website, bonnievanak.com.

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His Forgotten Colton Fianceé

Bonnie Vanak

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07920-4

HIS FORGOTTEN COLTON FIANCEÉ

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Published in Great Britain 2018

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In memory of Sissy. Love you.

Miss you and your smile and your laughter.

Sissy’s Creole Chicken

Recipe by Glenna “Sissy” Fischer

3 ½ pounds of chicken

1 clove garlic

6 slices bacon

½ pound of ham, diced

2 small onions, chopped

2 cups drained canned tomatoes

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

½ teaspoon thyme

2 teaspoons salt

2 cups boiling water

2 cups cooked sliced okra

Directions

Wash, clean chicken and cut into serving pieces. Rub skin side of each chicken piece with cut side of garlic clove. Place bacon in cold Dutch oven or a heavy frying pan and cook until crisp. Remove and crumble. Add the chicken to the Dutch oven or the pan, brown on all sides and then remove.

Add ham, onions, brown lightly. Then add the bacon, chicken, tomatoes, parsley, Tabasco sauce, thyme, salt and water.

Cover, reduce heat to low. Cook 30–60 minutes or until chicken is tender. Add the cooked okra the last ten minutes. Serves eight.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Extract

About the Publisher

Chapter 1

Wedding cake and bombs.

Two thoughts sped through FBI agent West Brand’s mind as he jogged along the main street leading out of Red Ridge. Chocolate rum cake with vanilla frosting and swirls of delicate pink flowers. And bombs made out of materials as easy to find as cake.

The cake, he didn’t care about, but he wanted to make Quinn Colton happy. She was a real foodie and, as a caterer, weddings were her specialty. He’d be happy to eat a cake made from sprouts when they got married.

When they could risk a wedding. Red Ridge had a serial killer lurking, a psycho killing grooms right before their weddings. The MO was always the same: bullet through the heart, black cummerbund stuffed in the victim’s mouth. Several men had been murdered. And with the Groom Killer still out there, he and Quinn had decided to keep their newly engaged status quiet, along with their relationship.

For now, he had to focus on bombs. His cop instinct tingled, warning things were too damn quiet and the tension in the city was about to explode.

High-powered explosives were West’s specialty. He preferred to work alone and being on loan to the Red Ridge Police Department’s K-9 unit hadn’t changed his mind. West’s partner of choice ran on four legs.

Cool air washed over him as he ran, the darkness pierced by the green glow of his sport-utility watch. Rex, his black Labrador retriever, kept pace alongside him. West always took him on his daily jogs.

Breath fogging the air, he let his thoughts drift to the missing fifty-five-gallon drum of highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide from a chemical warehouse in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The owner had reported it missing two days ago.

Even though there had been no other bombings reported in the area, all West’s instincts had gone full red flag.

Peroxide-based explosives presented a deadlier threat than ordinary C-4, which was much harder to obtain. Unstable chemical compounds brought the risk of blowing yourself up as you mixed and packed the ingredients, and quite possibly blowing up your unsuspecting neighbors, as well. Terrorists preferred the risk because they could easily purchase the ingredients without raising eyebrows or alerting the feds. Gone were the days when materials had to be smuggled past the eyes of authorities. These days, a kid could waltz into a grocery store and make a bomb with soda pop and nail polish remover.