One of her stories may get her killed...
But a detective’s on the case
Journalist Krys Kowalski doesn’t shy away from uncovering scandal…even if it means putting her life in danger. When her latest investigation endangers her life, Krys enlists Detective Morgan Cavanaugh as a 24/7 bodyguard. But she won’t give up, even as the attraction between her and Morgan simmers...even if the job costs her her life!
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“All right, my boss signed off on it.”
Krys stared at Morgan, wondering if she’d missed something. “Signed off on what?”
“From now on, you have my undivided attention.”
She had an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach. “What does that mean, exactly?”
“It means that I know all the signs of terminal stubbornness.”
Well, that said nothing. “English?” she prompted.
“I realize that if I tell you that you need to stay home until we can find this mysterious would-be killer who’s already tried to get rid of you twice, you won’t listen.”
At least he was perceptive, she thought. “And...?” Krys knew there had to be more to this than just this declaration of knowledge on his part.
“And given the urgency of this matter, I’ve asked my lieutenant to let me be assigned to this case exclusively.”
Krys could feel the uneasiness continue to build in her stomach. “And what does that mean, exactly?”
“It means that where you go, I go. More simply put, you, Kowalski, have just acquired a shadow.”
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Dearest Reader,
Welcome back to the world of the Cavanaughs, where the men are breathtakingly handsome, the women are feisty and beautiful, and justice always has a way of prevailing. This time around we get to meet Krystyna Kowalski, the twin sister of the heroine in Cavanaugh Stakeout. Krys is an investigative journalist whose spot-on articles have managed to rattle a few cages and have garnered her the angry displeasure of someone out there who seems to have marked her for retribution and death.
She brings the matter to major crimes detective Morgan Cavanaugh. At first Morgan doesn’t believe her and thinks she is only exaggerating the situation until someone tries to hit her with a car while Morgan is in a parking lot with her. From there on in, Morgan appoints himself her bodyguard. Krys might have welcomed that except for the fact that the hunky detective insists on getting in the way of her pursuing her latest exclusive story. In fact, Krys’s determination might be her undoing—permanently.
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Marie Ferrarella
CAVANAUGH IN
PLAIN SIGHT
Marie Ferrarella
USA TODAY bestselling and RITA® Award–winning author Marie Ferrarella has written more than two hundred and fifty books for Harlequin, some under the name Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide. Visit her website, marieferrarella.com.
Books by Marie Ferrarella
Harlequin Romantic Suspense
The Coltons of Kansas
Exposing Colton Secrets
The Coltons of Mustang Valley
Colton Baby Conspiracy
Cavanaugh Justice
A Widow’s Guilty Secret
Cavanaugh’s Surrender
Cavanaugh Rules
Cavanaugh’s Bodyguard
Cavanaugh Fortune
How to Seduce a Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh or Death
Cavanaugh Cold Case
Cavanaugh in the Rough
Cavanaugh on Call
Cavanaugh Encounter
Cavanaugh Vanguard
Cavanaugh Cowboy
Cavanaugh’s Missing Person
Cavanaugh Stakeout
Cavanaugh in Plain Sight
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Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Epilogue
Excerpt from Her P.I. Protector by Jennifer Morey
Prologue
She felt tired as she walked out of the office building and into the large, deserted parking lot. It felt as if she hadn’t gotten any sleep since the funeral.
Maybe that was the reason Krystyna Kowalski was having trouble shaking the feeling that someone was watching her. She hadn’t actually seen anyone following her when she’d turned around, but it was a feeling gnawing away at the pit of her stomach.
Krys sighed, aware just how paranoid that would have sounded if she had said it aloud. She supposed that, examined in the light of day, it probably was.
The darkness made it more real, given the nature of the work she did. As a freelance investigative reporter, she delved into dark, hidden secrets while traveling down streets where most other people wouldn’t even dream of venturing.
But her work required her to burrow into and expose secrets that were thought to be completely buried. It was her job to cast light on paths that the key figures of her investigations thought were safely out of sight.
During the course of her investigations, Krys had heard herself being cursed, threatened with bodily harm and told more than once that she would be made to pay for what she had so brazenly and callously done. That kind of thing had become part of her job. She accepted it as her due and even thought of it as her badge of courage. But her safety wasn’t anything she haphazardly took for granted. Krys always made sure that she took the necessary precautions. As for the rest of it, she just shrugged it off and went on her way.
But this eerie feeling had haunted her nights for the last six weeks. That was definitely something new in her life.
Even as she had sat beside her mentor’s hospital bedside, holding Ian Marshall’s hand as he lay dying, that uneasy feeling that she was being watched kept eating away at her. So much so that each time someone entered Ian’s room—usually a hospital staff member as well as an old friend coming by to pay their last respects—something inside of Krys would tighten and instantly go on the alert. She had to mentally talk herself down each time because a great many old acquaintances came
