When Alexandrea spies sultry Billy Tripplehorn putting it to Miss Lucy-- right there against the church wall!--and then realizes he's being trapped as a daddy for the young girl's baby, Alex shanghaies him to the Sisters of Samaria orphanage. Big mistake: the three Sisters immediately seduce Billy to appease their own nefarious needs. By the time Andrea gets her turn, Tripplehorn is spooked enough by Pandora, Perfidia, and Miss Pink to escape their lair and run back to town--to find himself charged with murdering Miss Lucy, who is the magistrate's daughter.Andrea must find the real killer...and meanwhile must maintain her double identity as Alex Moore, Redemption's male attorney, to keep Billy safe. But is anyone really safe from the wiles of three alluring vampires? And will Billy still swear his love for Andrea if he discovers her deception?

Chapter 1
As is the case with most people and places, however, appearances can be deceiving. I realized long ago that this picturesque village maintained its saintly reputation more by turning the other cheek--and a blind eye--than by acknowledging its wayward behavior.
Chapter 2
His cock sat up like a wand--or like that sword Pandora had teasingly alluded to moments ago. Her talk of the tarot eluded Billy, no doubt, but he needed no spread of her cards to spread those magnificent legs and arch upward with an erection that defied description.
       

Chapter 3
The candle on the night stand cast a romantic glow that filled my little room with the possibility--no, the certainty!--that I would be ravished tonight.

Chapter 4
We didn't need him coming around asking questions--or calling in a marker for the favor of forgetting this confrontation. I followed his progress toward the stairs, and then wished I hadn't looked up:
       
Chapter 5
Tired as I was, her lithe body brushing against mine made for a sure aphrodisiac...an invitation to blissful release in warm, frothy water. My smile made her breath catch...

Chapter 6
Her alluring body appeared fluid beneath the film of her pink negligee; like the ebb and flow of the ocean, her breasts and hips shimmied in a primal appeal to his manhood.
       
Chapter 7
"You've come to a crossroads in your sheltered life, my dear Andrea," she said in a coiled voice. "A young woman ready to take on a lover--believing she's entitled to a life outside these walls...
Chapter 8
I stepped forward with the next raising of that cane, but Perfidia's glare froze me in place. "Your intervention will only earn him more stripes, Andrea. Better get control of your emotions...
       
Chapter 9
I cannot tell you how long I remained a captive. Days, I suspect. My draperies were made of dark velvet, designed to keep out the light of day, and I was so bewildered by all Perfidia had revealed...
Chapter 10
That handsome man in the photograph is your father, the dashing Alexander Moore, Earl of Lustingworth. He was slain last week in a most gruesome attack...

The End

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