Last Light
Chapter One
Deni Branning stepped down onto the tarmac, pulled out the handle of her carry-on, and glanced
back up at her dad. He was just exiting the commuter plane as he chatted over his shoulder with
the man who'd sat next to him on the flight. Doug Branning had never met a stranger, which
accounted for his success as a stockbroker. He'd snagged some of his best clients on flights like
this.
The oppressive Birmingham humidity settled over Deni like a heavy coat. It's temporary, she
told herself. She wouldn't have to spend the summer here. Just this last week of May, and then it
was back to D.C., her new job, and the fiance she'd dreamed of for all of her twenty-two years.
Yes, it was hot in the nation's capital, too, and probably just as humid. But its fast-paced
importance made it easier to bear.
As her father reached ... read full excerpt from Last Light ebook
