The Perfect Confidence

By Beth Rhodes

Easy-going con man, Dominic Foster is ready to get out of the game, buy his old family home, and settle down. He just needs the cash promised to him by an old buddy. Unfortunately, the woman holding his money is leading him on a chase.

The daughter of a con man, it's the only life Heather Slate has ever known. Now with her father dead, she's set on revenge against the man she holds responsible, gorgeous Dominic Foster—the object of her old, school-girl crush. After avoiding him for months, she is finally ready to exact her revenge. But after meeting him, she realizes things are not as they seem.

Both live in a world of lies where trust does not come easily. But it's trust they need most when a winter storm has them stranded in Dominic's small home town. Can the trust they find lead them to love and a new beginning for them both?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Beth Rhodes
• Release date: Sep 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386571070

Beth Rhodes

Country music Love Junkie. Boxing and low-carb Health Addict. Birdwatcher. Garden Grower. Adorer of God and His son, Jesus. Married to my own soldier Hero. T1D Warrior. Add six children. My Life.

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The Perfect Confidence

By Beth Rhodes

www.authorbethrhodes.com

Copyright © 2015 by Beth Rhodes

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Edited by Wendy Ely

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This is a work of fiction. Names, places, businesses, characters and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, actual events or locales is purely coincidental.

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The Perfect Confidence

Easy-going con man, Dominic Foster is ready to get out of the game, buy his old family home, and settle down. He just needs the cash promised to him by an old buddy. Unfortunately, the woman holding his money is leading him on a chase.

Daughter of a con man, telling lies is the only life Heather Slate has ever known. Now with her father dead, she’s set on revenge against the man she holds responsible, gorgeous Dominic Foster—the object of her old, school-girl crush. After avoiding him for months, she is finally ready to exact her revenge. But after meeting him, she realizes things are not as they seem.

Both live in a world of lies where trust does not come easy. But it’s trust they need most when a winter storm has them stranded in Dominic’s small home town. Can the trust they find lead them to love and a new beginning for them both?

Table of Contents

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

About the Author

Coming in December

—Dedication—

To all my rough and rowdy Love Junkie readers... who know there’s nothing like a bad boy to make us weak in the knees. To the Danny Oceans and Charlie Cokers, the Michael Westons and Nathan Fords...a happily-ever-after to all the bad boys.

As always, to my husband.

Prologue

Dominic Foster didn’t usually say no to money. Hell, he never said no to money and watching Jack’s dream go up in smoke was worth every penny.

He stood back from the heat, the flames of the burning house, surprised to see a shadow of regret on Jack Slate’s face. Hey, it’s just a house, man.

Jack shrugged. It was a dream. He sighed. I left a note for Heather. Will you give it to her? The insurance money will be good. You’ll get twenty percent of the payout from the house and my life insurance. When you see her...make sure she’s okay.

Dominic hesitated. He didn’t want to get between Jack and his daughter. Why not call her yourself?

No. He waved his hands and started for the car along the street. Someone could be watching her. This is better. She was upset over our last con. Just needs time to cool off, I imagine. When I’m settled somewhere no one can find me, then...

Staying off the grid was important after a job. Dominic had a few close calls of his own over the years. Success happened with anonymity. Well, it’ll take a few months anyway for the paperwork to go through, and then...we can both call it quits.

Jack nodded. It’s best. I’m too damn old for this game.

Never.

Chuckling, Jack opened the car door. Time for these old bones to retire, son. I just hate to leave Heather on her own.

She won’t be alone. Dominic couldn’t help but reassure his old friend. Jack had done too much for him in the early years. Jack had seen right through him during his first scam, the pool hall hustle. When he offered to play pairs and split the money, Dominic had agreed and then gone on to learn just about everything he could soak up about playing the opponents’ weakness. Learning what it was in the first place had been the hardest, but Jack had that gift to dig deep, learn quickly, and get to the heart of his mark.

Now, this was Dominic’s chance to help instead of take...okay, and make a few bucks to boot.

Get out of here. I’m going to call 9-1-1. Dominic watched the old car drive away as he dialed to report a fire at the old house on Valentine Lane.

Chapter One

Heather Slate had assumed a name and an identity before planting herself in this