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    Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story): A Miss Fortune Universe Short Story
    Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story): A Miss Fortune Universe Short Story
    Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story): A Miss Fortune Universe Short Story
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    Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story): A Miss Fortune Universe Short Story

    By Riley Blake

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    Please note: Christmas and Criminals is a standalone title set in the Miss Fortune universe. It isn't part of the Bayou Cozy Romantic Thrills series or any other series. 

     

    About Christmas and Criminals: 

     

    This Christmas Eve, Gertie, Ida Belle, and Fortune face one surprise after the next. After a day of close calls, friends and foes celebrate an unforgettable Louisiana Christmas, one that will be cherished for many years to come. 

     

     

    As a standalone short story, Christmas and Criminals will not have a sequel. 

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJ&R Fan Fiction
    Release dateDec 5, 2022
    ISBN9798215353318
    Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story): A Miss Fortune Universe Short Story

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      Christmas and Criminals (A Standalone Short Story) - Riley Blake

      About Christmas and Criminals:

      This Christmas Eve, Gertie, Ida Belle, and Fortune face one surprise after the next. After a day of close calls, friends and foes celebrate an unforgettable Louisiana Christmas, one that will be cherished for many years to come.

      CHRISTMAS AND CRIMINALS is a Miss Fortune World story published by J&R Fan Fiction. The story features many of the original characters created by Jana DeLeon (Gertie, Ida Belle, Fortune, Carter, Walter, and more). A standalone title, Christmas and Criminals is best enjoyed by those who have read (at minimum) the first two Miss Fortune novels.

      Chapter One

      Iawoke with a start , completely aware of my eerily quiet home. I’d lived in the bayou for several months now, and while Sinful, Louisiana didn’t see a lot of action after midnight, this particular night was too tranquil.

      I tapped the lamp. Nothing. The room was as black as night.

      As I’d drifted off to sleep sometime after ten, the soft hum of Christmas tunes were playing on my home sound system. At some point, I’d also noticed the bathroom light.

      Holiday music no longer filled the air and the light was gone. Had there been a power outage or could this be something more?  

      I grabbed my nine and hurried to the window. Viewing the homes in the distance, I saw the waterfront homes with their decorated Christmas trees, most of which were aglow with festive bulbs.

      Wrapping my hand around my weapon, I tiptoed to the door. Gertie and Ida Belle were on speed dial, but until I checked the streetside houses for any sign of an outage, I couldn’t determine if this was an electrical issue or an isolated event. Should I be concerned or go back to bed?

      I shuddered at the thought of an intruder and crept away from my bedroom. That’s when I heard a moaning screech on the staircase. I stopped in my tracks, held my breath, and quietly returned to my room.

      All doubts were put to rest. Discerning where the perpetrator might be in terms of how many stairs he or she had climbed, however, left a lot of unknowns. Director Morrow, my CIA superior, used to tell his agents to always assume the worst.

      Doubt saved lives. Unwarranted confidence ended them.

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