Shattered (34 page)
Authors: Donna Ball
Laura gave her a thumbs-up, then cocked her head toward the sliding glass door that was open to the faint sound of a buzzer from within. “That must be the lasagna. Do you want me to go down and call in the troops?”
Carol hesitated. “Do you mind setting the table instead? I'd like to do it.”
Laura smiled. “Be my guest.”
Carol put aside her coffee cup and went down the stairs to the beach. But she didn't call to them right away. She stood on the boardwalk watching them play, the dark-haired girl and the tall slim man, loving them with all her might, and listening to the sound of their laughter on the wind.
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More spine-chilling suspense by Donna Ball
She’s an innocent woman who knows too much. Now she’s fleeing through the night without a weapon and without a phone, and her only hope for survival is a cop who’s willing to risk his badge—and his life—to save her.
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Also by Donna Ball
The Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Series
A child has been kidnapped and abandoned in the mountain wilderness. Her only hope is Raine Stockton and her young, untried tracking dog Cisco...
Raine and Cisco are brought in by the FBI to track a terrorist …a terrorist who just happens to be Raine’s old boyfriend.
Raine rescues a traumatized service dog, and soon begins to suspect he is the only witness to a murder.
Cisco digs up human remains in Raine’s back yard, and mayhem ensues. Could this be evidence of a serial killer, a long-unsolved mass murder, or something even more sinister… and closer to home?
It’s Christmastime in Hansonville, N.C., and Raine and Cisco are on the trail of a missing teenager. But when a newborn is abandoned in the manger of the town's living nativity and Raine walks in on what appears to be the scene of a murder, the holidays take a very dark turn for everyone concerned.
Raine and Cisco lead a group of troubled youth on a winter wilderness hike that turns deadly.
The Ladybug Farm series by Donna Ball
For every woman who ever had a dream… or a friend
A Year on Ladybug Farm
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Romance Revisited by Donna Ball
He was a cowboy looking for a wife. She was a lady specializing in brides. They were made for each other... They just didn't know it yet.
He was the answer to a busy working woman's dreams. But was he too good to be true?
He's an animal trainer who lives by one rule: never get attached. She's a social worker who knows all too well the price of getting involved. It may take an entire menagerie to bring them together, but eventually they both must learn that sometimes it's for keeps.
He was a reformed jewel thief now turned security expert and her job depended on his expertise. But could he be trusted not to steal the most valuable jewel of all-- her heart?
She's working on the biggest case of her life, and her cover has already been blown-- by the very man she's investigating. Now they must work together to solve an even bigger mystery-- their future together.
They were thunder and lightning when they were married, and their divorce has been no less turbulent. But trapped together during a deadly blizzard with the lives of an entire community depending on them, they discover what's really important, and that some storms are worth riding out.
Sometimes a chance encounter is over in a moment, and sometimes it can last a lifetime.
She was a marine biologist on short deadline to find a very important dolphin, with no time to waste on romance. He was a sailor who knew there could only be one captain on his ship-- himself. But two weeks at sea together could change everything...
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR….
Donna Ball is the author of over a hundred novels under several different pseudonyms in a variety of genres that include romance, mystery, suspense, paranormal, western adventure, historical and women’s fiction. Recent popular series include the Ladybug Farm series by Berkley Books and the Raine Stockton Dog Mystery series. She lives in a restored Victorian Barn in the heart of the Blue Ridge mountains with a variety of four-footed companions. You can contact her at
http://www.donnaball.net