Murder And Mistletoe

Murder And Mistletoe
Barb Han

A killer strikes…For fourteen years, Dalton Butler has believed his high school sweetheart’s death was murder, not suicide. So when another young girl is killed in the same manner, he partners with beautiful Detective Leanne West to expose the predator in their midst…

A killer has struck again in this small Texas town

this time at Christmas...

For fourteen years, Dalton Butler has believed his high school sweetheart’s death was murder, not suicide. So when another young girl is killed in the same manner, the handsome rancher partners with beautiful and determined detective Leanne West. Together, they work to expose the predator in their midst. Then their investigation takes an even nastier turn. Can they bring this killer to justice before Christmas is ruined—for good?

USA TODAY bestselling author BARB HAN lives in north Texas with her very own hero-worthy husband, three beautiful children, a spunky golden retriever/standard poodle mix and too many books in her to-read pile. In her downtime, she plays video games and spends much of her time on or around a basketball court. She loves interacting with readers and is grateful for their support. You can reach her at barbhan.com (http://www.barbhan.com).

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Murder and Mistletoe

Barb Han

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07946-4

MURDER AND MISTLETOE

© 2018 Barb Han

Published in Great Britain 2018

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To my editor, Allison Lyons, for being my dream editor

for twenty books now (wow!). Thank you!

To Brandon, Jacob and Tori for being my greatest loves,

inspiration and encouragement.

To Babe, my hero, for being the great love of my life.

Contents

Cover (#u901c4e8d-0622-52b9-9342-9c6cd39f65d0)

Back Cover Text (#u54fba458-80c4-5519-ab34-9da3e997c314)

About the Author (#ue1b2a1c9-b286-5f68-81a8-a9c7fc4dcad8)

Booklist (#u87b9a752-ce98-5254-83f7-c2b204605995)

Title Page (#uba7f4b93-772c-57bb-96d1-b37650bcafc7)

Copyright (#u9737f354-dc33-5b6c-bd1e-455137f0c632)

Dedication (#u718e71dc-c93f-52ca-b070-35f90d91d88a)

Chapter One (#ube0ed619-ab21-5030-9e00-4dc3289b320b)

Chapter Two (#ufdefa138-8646-5ec1-b1cd-0c2aa4eb49a8)

Chapter Three (#uf42c9611-2983-512d-83e3-491ee491eb60)

Chapter Four (#udc195028-29df-5fb2-85e0-5df736f84900)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)