Deadly Payoff
Leaving her life in Hawaii and flying to Eastern Maine so often, even for the sake of her family, was beginning to wear on Delia Blanchard. All she really wanted to do was stand on the warm sands of Oahu, breathe deeply of the sweet tropical air and feel its balmy breezes on her face. Instead, here she was, back on the Atlantic coast again and stuck within the cold, stone walls of the Blanchard mansion. It was enough to make any wahine shiver, even a transplanted one like her.
She fluffed her short, dark hair, forced a smile and aimed it especially at her youngest sister, Juliet. "You okay, honey?"
Juliet nodded. "Fine. I'm glad you came." "How could I refuse when my family needed me?"
"We do. I wish you could stay longer this time."
"I should have come when you were in the hospital," Delia said, giving her a warm, sisterly hug, "but by the time I got word and was able to book a flight back to the mainland, you were out of danger."
"I understand." Juliet smiled. "Besides, I'd rather see you when I'm not flat on my back in some depressing hospital."
Delia wasn't about to pursue this line of conversation. The sisters had enough pr ... read full excerpt from: Deadly Payoff ebook
