Down On The Vegas Strip: Miss Fortune World: SS Beauty, #6

By Kamaryn Kelsey

Hey, baby, let's go to Vegas- to save Harry's hide! CJ and Harry are in Vegas for a second honeymoon. When an email, complete with blackmail pictures, arrives at Knight Investigations the honeymoon may be over. Has Harry been a bad boy, or is he an innocent victim?

Sady and Matt fly to Vegas to lend a hand. Sady gives, and gets, more than a hand when she lands a job at the Can-Can Club... the last place Harry can remember before waking up in a seedy hotel.

After Sady's rodeo act becomes more than she can handle CJ decides it's time to call in the cavalry... aka Amanda. The women team up for a command performance at the club. Working for any and all tips, they get the lowdown on the blackmailer, while Matt gets an unexpected performance of his own. And the real reason behind the blackmail photos? It surprises them all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J&R Fan Fiction
• Release date: Aug 31, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386755852

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Author's note:

This is Book 6 in the SS Beauty series and is not intended to standalone.

The series is not about Fortune Redding, Sinful, and the Swamp Team. SS Beauty is Sandy-Sue Morrow and the series is about her and the life she makes for herself.

This is a work of fiction. Other than Jana DeLeon's original story elements, the characters and names are creations of the author's imagination.

The S.S. Books revolve around Morrow's niece, Sandy-Sue. She tires of her European vacation and comes home early, to Morrow's dismay. Wondering about her inheritance in Sinful, she takes a bus trip to check it out.

Morrow sends Matt Meadows, who has done security work for him in the past, to keep an eye on her and to keep her from crossing paths with Fortune, and blowing Fortune's cover.

At this point in her life, Sandy-Sue decides she's leaving the past behind, along with her name. She shortens it to Sady (sometimes she uses Sassafras or Sassy, the name she first gave Matt in book one of the series.) I took the liberty of giving Morrow a first name, John, since he makes appearances throughout the series and it didn't make sense for Sady to refer to him as Uncle Morrow.

After the adventure in Louisiana, Morrow sends Sady to work for two former operatives, now retired and operating their own business, Knight Investigations in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Harry and CJ Knight are a husband and wife team.

Character descriptions:

Sady Morrow- Tall, slender, with long brown hair and big brown eyes. She often uses beauty pageant skills on the job. She is sweet, and sometimes goofy. However, she's intelligent and can been tough, when necessary.

Matt Meadows- Tall, dark, and handsome. Matt sometimes uses Sady's pet name, Sassafras.

Amanda Keller- Sady's best friend. Short, full-figured, and mouthy. Amanda has an eye for men. She loves to rile Matt and uses the nicknames Stubbles and Blue Eyes.

CJ Knight- Short in stature, with clipped gray hair, green eyes, and an even shorter fuse. CJ is impatient and lethal with her hands. Even though she's small, she keeps them all in line.

Harry Knight- Hot dang handsome with Siberian Husky light blue eyes, a stunning white smile, and good build. Amanda calls him Handsome, and he is- even though he is bald. Harry looks out for his team and plays the big brother/ father to Sady.

The stories behind the supporting characters are developed throughout the series.

Chapter 1

So, how's the weather in Vegas? Sady asked CJ during a videoconference with the Knights, who were out of town.

Perfect for a second honeymoon, CJ said with a giggle. Sady flipped her eyes to Matt for confirmation. Did CJ really just giggle?

Matt gave Sady a wicked grin and mouthed, Watch this. He turned to the screen with a snort. Second honeymoon? I'd say that happened close to twenty years ago. You're way too old for a second honeymoon.

Harry's face popped onto the screen. Wanna bet? Every day's a honeymoon when you're married to the perfect woman.

God, I'm gonna be sick, Matt muttered to Sady. CJ's head reappeared on the screen, and she stuck out her tongue at Matt.

What did you do with the real CJ? Matt asked Harry. Because that woman is not the Candy Jane I know.

How's the weather in Michigan? CJ asked with a hint of malice, ignoring Matt's taunt.

He scowled. Colder than Hell, by a couple degrees. Over a foot of snow, and gale force winds. They should declare this a snow day... with pay. Right, Sady?

Sady had left the conference to check her email. She gaped at her computer screen with her mouth hanging open. Matt called her again, Hey, Sady. No answer. What's wrong?

Sady motioned Matt to shut up and get over to her computer. Hang on, Matt told the Knight's. Sady probably has the blue screen of death again. He sauntered over to her laptop, and his jaw dropped. He and Sady exchanged a worried look, and Sady shook her head vigorously. Matt returned to the videoconference.

Is everything okay? CJ asked. Matt gawked at her not knowing what to say.

Finally he cleared his throat. Uh, Harry. So, how are the clubs? Any in particular you'd recommend... to avoid?

What's that supposed to mean? CJ snapped.

Uh, oh. She's back, Matt hissed to Sady. What do we say?

Would you like me to reach through that screen and squeeze your throat? CJ asked. 'Now what do we say?', she mimicked. About what?

I'll let Sady fill you in, Matt said, shoving her in front of him so she faced CJ.

Coward, Sady accused Matt.

Listen, if someone doesn't tell me something soon it will get long distance ugly in a hurry, CJ threatened.

Okay, Sady said. Just don't blame me. Matt stuck his head in front of hers and said, Make that us.

Now, CJ demanded.

Have you checked your email? Sady asked pasting on a bright smile.

No. We're on vacation, and that's why we're checking in with you, CJ replied, her impatience obvious.

Okay, but maybe you should put Harry on first. Maybe not. Sady closed her eyes and held her laptop up to the video conference camera.

Very funny, you two. Matt, I have no doubt you're the mastermind behind this little joke, Harry said.

It's no joke, Harry. Sady moved her laptop to speak with him. I just received that email. There's more if you want to see them.

That's not possible, Sady. Someone is having a laugh at my expense, Harry replied calmly.

Not according to the sender, Sady told him. The email says, 'I can ruin you and make your life miserable. I'll be in touch'.

CJ pulled up the email account on her phone. She's not kidding, Harry. After a moment of silence CJ cleared her throat. Uh, we'll get back to you. They finished the conference.

Matt and Sady looked at the sequence of pictures showing Harry in bed with a woman who was possibly a stripper... at best. Sady didn't want to imagine the worst.

I guess Harry's getting lucky in Vegas, Matt said. Ouch! That's going to leave a bruise.

Sady didn't hold back when she slugged his arm. She bit her lip and blinked hard. This couldn't be happening. Harry wouldn't do this to CJ... to them. If they couldn't make a marriage work what chance did anyone else have? Her imagination ran wild.

Hey, take it easy, Matt told her, seeing her distress. There's a logical explanation for this.

Sady gave him an astounded look. "How is cheating logical?