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When he started to walk over to us, my heart skipped a few beats. I admired how he filled out every inch of his uniform. Hot damn, he looked more like a stripper in a cop uniform than an actual cop. Had they ordered him a shirt a size too small? Because slow claps to whoever did that.
I bet it was that old secretary at the police department. She was a hundred if she was a day, and it seemed like she was always out on the front lawn of the police department with a menthol in one hand, talking to the officers, even when we were kids. I'd bet she was exactly the same nowadays. When I was young, she was always inside the police department smoking her menthols. Sam's dad had been an officer at the time, and Sam and I spent half our childhood at the precinct.
"Hello, Sheriff." As soon as my words left my mouth, he smiled. Damn if the lift of his lips didn't make me weak in the knees.
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The door of my Hyundai sedan closed far too softly. I glared at it, certain it was mocking me. Older car doors slammed much more satisfactorily. They were heavier and the extra weight could be heard from across the parking lot. Newer models, like my cobalt blue Dia here, weren't all about letting people know I had arrived. It was disappointing, really.
What else was I to expect? Not much was the same anymore. Even phones were less satisfying these days. Whoever heard about slamming a cell phone down in somebody's ear? Oh, sure, I could slam it. But then I'd have to buy a new phone.
Pft. Whatever.
I was tempted to open the door and try again—really slam it, put some elbow grease into it. After nine hours on the road with only one short bathroom break, I'd seen enough of the inside of that car to last me an awfully long time. Not to mention driving alone was making me talk to myself, and I wasn't that funny.
About the Author
L. A. Boruff lives in East Tennessee with her husband, three children, and an ever growing number of cats. She loves reading, watching TV, and procrastinating by browsing Facebook. L. A.'s passions include vampires, food, and listening to heavy metal music. She once won a Harry Potter trivia contest based on the books, and lost one based on the movies. She has two bands on her bucket list that she still hasn't seen: AC/DC and Alice Cooper. Feel free to send tickets.
Coleen Marlo is an accomplished actor and multi-award-winning audiobook voice artist and producer. In 2010 she was named Audiobook Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly, and she won the Audie Award for Literary Fiction in 2011. During her distinguished career, she has been nominated twice for Audie Awards by the Audio Publishers Association, has won numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, and has been an AudioFile Earphones Award winner. Additionally, she has been honored with many starred audio reviews by Library Journal and Publishers Weekly. Coleen is a member of the prestigious Actors Studio and taught acting for ten years at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Furthermore, she is a proud founding member of Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology. Coleen can be found on the Web at coleenmarlo.blogspot.com and on Facebook at ColeenMarloAudiobook.
In 2008, Lia Davis ventured into the world of writing and publishing and never looked back. She has published more than twenty books, including the bestselling A Tiger's Claim, book one in her fan favorite Ashwood Falls series. Her novels feature compassionate yet strong alpha heroes who know how to please their women and her leading ladies are each strong in their own way. No matter what obstacle she throws at them, they come out better in the end. While writing was initially a way escape from real world drama, Lia now makes her living creating worlds filled with magic, mystery, romance, and adventure so that others can leave real life behind for a few hours at a time. Lia's favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature, and hanging out with her kitties. She and her family live in Northeast Florida, battling hurricanes and very humid summers, but it's her home and she loves it!
