Stilettos & Scoundrels (60 page)

             
“Or this,” she pulled back the hammer and pulled the trigger. Clean shot right between the eyes. She was a good shot. She didn’t want this to happen but he had left he no choice. She quickly looked around surely someone had heard that. She grabbed her purse but left the contents as it was all replaceable. The backdoor opened and a hulking guy stood in the doorway looking at her and the dead guy bleeding out on the asphalt.

             
“What the hell, Ashley.”

             
“He left me no option. You need to fix this. I have to get out of here.”

             
“Do you have the goods?”

             
“Yes.”

             
“Ok. You know where to go. I’ll call you when it’s safe.”

             
With one last look over her shoulder she turned the corner and vanished.

Thank you for taking the time to read this book and I hope you enjoyed it. I encourage you to read about the rest of my books below or head to my website at
http://www.lainaturner.com
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Bestselling, mystery with a little romance (nothing too steamy her mom might read this), author Laina Turner
introduces you to her heroine Presley Thurman in the following books.

Stilettos & Scoundrels

Presley tells her boss what he can do with her job in HR and embarks on a new career as a freelance journalist. What seems like a simple interview with a Senator turns to murder when the day after her interview the Senator turns up dead. Does the fact that Presley was one of the last people to see him alive make her a suspect? Her ex-boyfriend Cooper, who was in charge of the Senators security, might think so. Presley is determined to clear her name but can she do it and resist Cooper’s charms?

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
,
iTunes
, and soon on Audible.

Necklaces & Nooses

When Presley’s boss is found hanging she thinks its suicide until the police discover its homicide. Who would want to kill a boutique owner? Presley’s not sure but she’s determined to find out. The cute detective assigned to the case makes it all the more exciting.

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

Handbags & Hooligans

Presley went to Vegas to watch her friend Anna get married and the event turned into solving the mystery of her brothers girlfriend disappearance. But Ashley wasn't exactly the schoolteacher she appeared to be. Who was she and was she kidnapped?

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

And the holiday short…Mistletoe & Murder

In this holiday short story, Presley goes home for Christmas expecting it to be a relaxing holiday until her old boyfriend, Brian, asks for her help finding out who has been stealing from him and it turns from theft to murder. Why would anyone want to kill Tommy and what was he hiding?

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

Coming June 2012...
Gems & Gunshots

Presley heads to San Diego to hang out with Cooper and enjoy the great west coast weather. She didn’t expect that while hanging out at the local coffee shop she would be a witness to a robbery and murder at Gemstone’s Unlimited. Much to Cooper’s dismay Presley feels compelled to investigate. She discovers that not only was the storeowner a womanizer but also was filing false insurance claims for diamonds that weren’t really stolen. Was that why he was being blackmailed? Was that why someone robbed his store? Presley’s determined to find out!

If you enjoy reading about Presley’s adventures then you won’t want to miss reading about Trixie Pristine and her friends Berklie and Sophie in A Day in the Life of Trixie Pristine and Books Aren’t Just for Reading.

A Day in the Life of Trixie Pristine

In this short story prequel, Trixie and her friends Berklie and Sophie, considered themselves typical thirty something females until someone turned up murdered in their newly opened bookstore/wine bar. They thought they would be living out their dream in their new shop not trying to catch a killer. Who killed Sylvia and why? Or was one of them the intended target?

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

Books Aren’t Just for Reading

Trixie and her friends, Berklie and Sophie, are excited about the opening of Read/Wine their new business venture of a bookstore/wine bar. All is going well until they happen to find a dead body in the shop and that wasn’t part of the business plan. All signs pointed to Berklie since it was her ex-husbands lover who was murdered. Trixie knew Berklie hadn’t murdered Sylvia so who did?

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

Other books by Laina Turner…

Raising Awareness for Multiple Sclerosis is a cause Laina is passionate about.

The MS Project – Volume 1

A collection of stories of people afflicted by MS or who have loved ones afflicted. This book is meant to be informational regarding the disease as experienced by real people and to showcase the amazing strength people find when facing adversity.

Available on
Kindle
.

The MS Project – Volume 2

An inspiring collection of stories by people who have Multiple Sclerosis. These wonderful people give us a glimpse of their life with MS, their courage, and their determination to live the life they want regardless of the obstacles in their way.

Available on
Kindle
,
Nook
, and
iTunes
.

Check out my website at
www.lainaturner.com
or download my
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, Laina Turner, to be updated of upcoming books and events.