Killing Time

Killing Time
Leslie Kelly

Killing time in a small town describes how bad boy Mick Winchester has been feeling about his life lately–until a reality TV show by that name rolls into his hometown. And the producer is none other than Caroline Lamb…Mick's college sweetheart and his one true love. But gone is the sweet Southern girl with big-city dreams. This Caroline is a Hollywood hotshot–all wrapped up in a thousand-dollar power suit and killer spike heels.Caroline isn't the barracuda she pretends to be–she's just desperate to make her murder-mystery reality show a hit. And when a real corpse turns up on the set, the network bosses are ecstatic. Think of the ratings! But actual murder is way too much reality–even for Caroline. Especially when getting real with Mick is all that really matters.

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Dear Reader,

I have to confess: I’m a reality-show junkie. I’ve watched the greats and the stinkers, been enthralled by The Mole and disappointed by Joe Millionaire II. So when Harlequin gave me a shot at writing my very first single-title-length romance novel, you can bet the reality-show idea popped into my mind.

There was someone else who’d been occupying my mind a lot, too.

Mick Winchester is a guy I’ve wanted since I wrote about him in my October 2003 Temptation novel Trick Me, Treat Me (Jared & Gwen’s story). He was so unrepentantly wicked, so sexy and playful and…just bad…that I found him irresistible. When he popped up again in my novella “Thrill Me” (Sophie & Daniel’s story), which appeared in a Harlequin collection called Reading Between the Lines in January 2004, I knew he had to have his own story.

It just remained to find the perfect woman, that blend of sexy, sassy, smart and strong, who could not only capture a man like Mick, but also hold on to him. TV producer Caroline Lamb is just such a woman.

I hope this story makes you laugh. I hope you can’t put it down. More than anything I hope I give you a few hours of real reading pleasure. That’s all any writer can ask for.

Happy reading, and thanks for all your support!

Leslie Kelly

Killing Time

Leslie Kelly

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

This one’s dedicated to all the wonderful,

supportive people at Harlequin,

who have given me so many opportunities.

Brenda Chin, Birgit Davis-Todd, Marsha Zinberg

and Tracy Farrell, thank you for your faith in me.

I won’t let you down.

And to all those reality-show contestants

and crews. Thanks for the laughs

and the entertainment.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN