Arcane Society 05 Running Hot Jayne Ann Krentz (epub)

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.Table of ContentsTitle PageCopyright PageDedicationONETWOTHREEFOURFIVESIXSEVENEIGHTNINETENELEVENTWELVETHIRTEENFOURTEENFIFTEENSIXTEENSEVENTEENEIGHTEENNINETEENTWENTYTWENTY-ONETWENTY-TWOTWENTY-THREETWENTY-FOURTWENTY-FIVETWENTY-SIXTWENTY-SEVENTWENTY-EIGHTTWENTY-NINETHIRTYTHIRTY-ONETHIRTY-TWOTHIRTY-THREETHIRTY-FOURTHIRTY-FIVETHIRTY-SIXTHIRTY-SEVENTHIRTY-EIGHTTHIRTY-NINEFORTYFORTY-ONEFORTY-TWOFORTY-THREEFORTY-FOURFORTY-FIVEFORTY-SIXFORTY-SEVENFORTY-EIGHTFORTY-NINEFIFTYFIFTY-ONEFIFTY-TWOOTHER TITLES BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZSizzle and BurnWhite LiesAll Night LongFalling AwakeTruth or DareLight in ShadowSummer in Eclipse BaySmoke in MirrorsDawn in Eclipse BayLost & FoundEclipse BaySoft FocusEye of the BeholderFlashSharp EdgesDeep WatersAbsolutely, PositivelyTrust MeGrand PassionHidden TalentsWildest HeartsFamily ManPerfect PartnersSweet FortuneSilver LiningsThe Golden ChanceBY JAYNE ANN KRENTZWRITING AS AMANDA QUICKThe Third CircleThe River KnowsSecond SightLie by MoonlightWait Until MidnightThe Paid CompanionLate for the WeddingDon’t Look BackSlightly ShadyWicked WidowI Thee WedSeductionAffairMischiefMystiqueMistressDeceptionDesireDangerousRecklessRavishedRendezvousScandalSurrenderWith This RingBY JAYNE ANN KRENTZWRITING AS JAYNE CASTLEDark LightSilver MasterGhost HunterAfter GlowHarmonyAfter DarkAmaryllisZinniaOrchidG.P.PUTNAM’S SONS New YorkG.P.PUTMAN’S SONSPublishers Since 1838Published by the Penguin GroupPenguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USAPenguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3,Canada (a division of Pearson Canada Inc.) • Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL,England • Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd)Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a divisionof Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) • Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre,Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-110 017, India • Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive,Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd)Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank,Johannesburg 2196, South AfricaPenguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices:80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, EnglandCopyright © 2008 by Jayne Ann KrentzAll rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, ordistributed in any printed or electronic form without permission.Please donot participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violationof the author’s rights.Purchase only authorized editions.Published simultaneously in CanadaLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataKrentz, Jayne Ann.Running hot / Jayne Ann Krentz.p.cm.—(Arcane Society; bk.5)eISBN : 978-1-440-69724-11.Psychic ability—Fiction.I.Title.PS3561.R44R813’.54—dc22This is a work of fiction.Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.While the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addresses at the time of publication, neither the publisher nor the author assumes any responsibility for errors, or for changes that occur after publication.Further, the publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.http://us.penguingroup.comFor Steve Castle, with love.I am so lucky to have you for a brother.PrologueMartin was going to kill her.She stepped off the gangway and onto the sleek, twin-engine cabin cruiser, wondering why the cold despair was hitting her so hard.If there was one thing you learned fast when you were raised by the state, it was that ultimately you could depend only on yourself.The foster home system and the streets were the ultimate universities, awarding harsh degrees in the most basic kind of entrepreneurship.When you were on your own in the world, the laws of survival were simple.She had learned them well.She thought her past had prepared her for any eventuality, including the possibility that the only man she had ever trusted might someday turn on her.She had been mistaken.Nothing could blunt the pain of this betrayal.Martin emerged from the cabin.The dazzling Caribbean sunlight glinted off his mirrored glasses.He saw her and gave her his familiar charismatic smile.“There you are,” he said, coming forward to take the computer case from her.“You’re late.” He glanced at the man in the white shirt and dark blue trousers coming up the gangway with her suitcase.“Weather problems?”“No, sir.” Eric Schafer set down the small suitcase.“We landed on time.But there’s some kind of local holiday going on.The streets were jammed.You know how it is here on the island.Only one road from the airport and it goes straight through town.No way to avoid the traffic.”Eric straightened and wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.His shirt, embroidered with the discreet logo of Crocker World, had been military-crisp that morning when he climbed into the cockpit of the small corporate jet in Miami.It was now badly wilted from the island heat.“The Night and Day Festival,” Martin said.“I forgot about it.Big event down here.A combination of Mardi Gras and Halloween.”He was lying, she thought.She watched the strange dark energy flash in his aura.It was all part of the plan to kill her.The festival would provide excellent cover for a murder.With so many strangers on the island, the local authorities would be too busy to notice if Mr.Crocker returned from his private island alone.“Will there be anything else, sir?” Eric asked.“Where’s Banner?”“Left him back at the airport.He’s keeping an eye on the plane.”“You two can take the jet back to Miami.No point both of you cooling your heels on this rock for an entire week [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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