In Hot Water

In Hot Water
Mary Lynn Baxter

Married with a young son, Maci Malone Ramsey has a stable and secure life…until her husband, a prominent physician, is arrested in connection with the death of one of his patients. The case against Dr. Seymour Ramsey appears cut-and-dried–especially when Maci learns of her husband's prescription drug habit. In desperation, the couple calls in Seymour's estranged son, Holt, a brilliant attorney. Although Holt loathes his father, he agrees to meet with them–and Maci's world explodes.Two years ago,Maci and Holt shared a night of unforgettable passion in paradise, never learning each other's real name, never planning to see one another again. Now they are walking a tightrope of raw, dizzying emotion, devastating secrets and divided loyalties–with Maci's future on the line.

“Fancy us meeting like this,” he said, his tone sarcastic. “I see it as one of those meant-to-be things.”

Maci glared at him. She’d be damned if she was going to let him stroll down memory lane. Their past was off-limits.

“Yes, fancy that.” She heard the defiant note in her tone as their eyes met.

The effect was galvanizing.

Maci sucked in her breath, and he cursed. Later she didn’t know who turned away first. At the time, she didn’t care. For her own self-preservation, she couldn’t have looked at him another second. “Look, I know this…us…is awkward, but—”

“I thought about trying to find you.”

Her heart skipped several beats and she tried to avert her gaze, but found that she couldn’t. “Holt—”

“Holt, what?” His tone thickened. “Don’t say what’s been on my mind for two years.”

“Stop it,” she muttered tersely, leaning closer as though fearing someone would hear their conversation. “I told myself I wouldn’t let you dredge up the past.”

“Too late, honey. The past has slam-dunked us both.”

In Hot Water

Mary Lynn Baxter

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To Warren and Wayne Elledge

for all their invaluable help.

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Contents

Chapter One (#uab63fd79-ef90-5fef-a2df-623b9f39b4b1)

Chapter Two (#u6380c0f9-5f54-5e34-8dc6-8194c617a7a8)

Chapter Three (#uc7033302-4137-5d1a-8b96-aa6c95bda809)

Chapter Four (#uae224b1f-6608-5b56-9d7a-2f4a3ef67bed)

Chapter Five (#uf468e4a7-4184-5f64-bec5-c19defc13521)

Chapter Six (#ue9b0db28-99be-5489-bfcd-c6e298071a83)

Chapter Seven (#ueb69ae6d-c96e-5d7f-a0f5-c297149d09b7)

Chapter Eight (#u45a78ca4-19a8-5ea1-af26-322624fdcefc)

Chapter Nine (#u529d8076-45e1-5d72-b423-a79c620baa73)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirty-One (#litres_trial_promo)