Mountain Dawn

By Ella Harrison

Best-selling author Claire Moss is called home to her father’s side as his health takes a turn for the worst. Upon arrival, she finds the family patriarch and billionaire on his deathbed.

Deceit and deception from her own family leave her reeling when she discovers her stepmother engaged in a sordid extramarital affair with the family trust attorney. She soon realizes that the pair have absconded with the family trust fund—are they also behind her father’s mysterious failing health?

Claire’s former boyfriend, Detective Ian Harris, is assigned to the case. He uncovers the shocking truth about her stepmother’s dark past that seemed to come straight out of one of Claire’s books.

In spite of the sparks that immediately re-ignite between Claire and Ian, can she trust him? And most importantly, can they stop her stepmother in time?

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Jan 17, 2020
• ISBN: 9781487427634

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She’s supposed to be writing thrillers, not living them—but when world-renowned author Claire Moss returns home to her ailing father’s bedside, she uncovers a sordid plot that threatens his very life. Infidelity? Theft? Murder? How far will her stepmother go, and who can Claire trust to help stop her?

Best-selling author Claire Moss is called home to her father’s side as his health takes a turn for the worst. Upon arrival, she finds the family patriarch and billionaire on his deathbed.

Deceit and deception from her own family leave her reeling when she discovers her stepmother engaged in a sordid extramarital affair with the family trust attorney. She soon realizes that the pair have absconded with the family trust fund—are they also behind her father’s mysterious failing health?

Claire’s former boyfriend, Detective Ian Harris, is assigned to the case. He uncovers the shocking truth about her stepmother’s dark past that seemed to come straight out of one of Claire’s books.

In spite of the sparks that immediately re-ignite between Claire and Ian, can she trust him? And most importantly, can they stop her stepmother in time?

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Mountain Dawn

Copyright © 2020 Ella Harrison

ISBN: 978-1-4874-2763-4

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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Mountain Dawn

By

Ella Harrison

Dedication

I would like to thank my family for encouraging I continue writing. Most of all I would like to thank my son who is now a 5 year brain tumor survivor for being such a source of light in my life.

Chapter One: Voyage Home

Turbulence shook Claire awake. The kind of turbulence that rattled your teeth together and made you want to text a loved one. Just in case. She peered cautiously around to make sure the plane wasn’t in a full-on nose-dive. The elderly man next to her had passed out on her shoulder, and he was drooling and snoring loudly, oblivious to the chaos unfolding in the interior of the plane.

Sir, sir. She shook his shoulder to no avail. His snores were now louder than before. She carefully pushed his head onto his own shoulder on the opposite side. A bit of his drool drenched a strand of her hair. She rooted a tissue out of her purse to wipe her hair and attempted not to gag. Wish I could sleep like that! She stretched her cramped legs and reached up towards the ceiling to get the kinks out of her shoulders and back. Another shudder shook the small regional jet with much more gusto than the last. A woman began to shriek towards the rear of the plane, and luggage flew out of the overhead bin. She looked over her shoulder, where a frumpy older woman was clutching the armrest of her seat, terrified and ready to burst into tears. Ahhh. I bet that’s the shrieker.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Unfortunately, we are experiencing moderate turbulence. There’s a snow squall kicking up in the higher elevations of the mountains, but not to worry, we will be landing in a few minutes. Please remain in your seats with seatbelts fastened. The control tower has cleared us to land as planned,