A Legacy of Love and Murder (Wild Horse Peaks)

A Legacy of Love and Murder (Wild Horse Peaks)

Inheriting an Austrian Castle is an Alpine fairytale for August, until someone begins targeting the heirs. August Myer arrives in Austria to meet her great-grandfather and explore his castle estate filled with priceless art, only to find he’s died under suspicious circumstances. In line for inheritance, her life is in danger, turning her Alpine adventure into a nightmare of veiled threats, unexplained accidents, and murder. Inspector Tobias Wolf splits his time between catching criminals and fighting the spread of neo-Nazism. But when the beautiful, intriguing American crosses his path during a murder investigation involving a secret vendetta, ensuring her safety challenges his priorities…and his heart. When August learns the handsome inspector is concealing secrets, and the death of her great-grandfather is somehow connected, she embraces the role of female sleuth and takes the investigation into her own hands. Can Wolf save her before the killer strikes again? in? I've never been to Austria but thanks to reading this book, I feel like I've traveled there. The mystery itself is ingrained into the world-building. It's so well done. The characters are written with precision and depth of feeling. I connected with August right away. She's a heroine everyone can relate to. A romantic suspense grounded in today's world, A Legacy of Love and Murder is a gripping read worth savoring. NN LIGHT'S BOOK HEAVEN REVIEWS A true mystery is woven throughout the story of Herr Luschin's death. An intricate plot underlies the entire tale, and is intriguing. IND'TALE MAGAZINE Lacy and August find themselves ensconced in a mystery involving the murder of their grandfather/great grandfather, artifacts and the Nazis. I was able to see Austria, a castle and so much more just as if I were there. ROMANCING THE BOOK REVIEWS The pacing and suspense are very well done, and Tobias and August make a great couple. While this is book three in the series, it stands alone very well. Fans of romantic suspense would do well to pick up a copy today. LONG AND SHORT REVIEWS There's a bit of everything - suspense, mystery, family drama, and a spicy romance. This romance suspense is a hit. BETWEEN THE PAGES, STILL MOMENTS MAGAZINE Wild Horse Peaks book readers...stick with me on this one. Books one, two, three, and four are set in Arizona. Book five, the sequel, takes you to Austria and there's good reason to do so. If you loved book one, The Art of Love and Murder, you're going to want to learn more about Lacy's biological parents. The mystery around her mother was solved in book one, but there's even more mystery and suspense surrounding her father. Hop on the plane with her and her daughter, August, and get tangled up in the Love and Murder. This a second edition with updates. A chill swept over her. She leaned her head back against the cold stone, and swallowed down her beating heart. It would be wiser to leave the castle and enlist Inspector Wolf. The evidence of Nazi activity that she'd discovered would certainly get his curiosity in motion. Since the castle technically belonged to her mother, she could give the inspector permission to search the dungeon. Even if he'd been reluctant to point the finger at Eike, his passionate hatred of fascism and neo-Nazism might be enough to send him over the edge and take a harder line with her. She lifted her head from the cold dungeon wall. But...she really wanted to see what Eike was up to before she retreated. Taking advantage of the noise they made, August scampered across the passage to the edge of where the wall rounded and opened into the area with the cells. She held a palm against her chest to still her heart and calm her breathing. Leaning a shoulder into the wall to steady herself, she put her cheek to the cold stone, and inched her face around the edge. Eike and Kurt replaced stone in the hole in the wall beneath one of the arches, using a small trowel to add some sort of cement or filler. Now she wished she'd taken the time to shine her flashlight into the hole. Her first thought was a body, and the shiver shook her so much her face scraped against the stone. Nonsense, it wouldn't be a body . Jewish art, treasure? She'd read, or maybe learned in school, that the SS had supposedly hidden valuables taken from the Jews in places still undiscovered. Had Eike discovered it, and now that August and her mother were here, was she closing up the discovery, hiding it from them? She must think she could come back some day for it. Eike said something as she wiped her hands on a rag, and Kurt pivoted suddenly, stepping toward August. She jerked back. Her hip smacked against the wall, and the flashlight fell to the floor. The crack echoed around the circular room. " Wie bitte ?" Eike barked. Scooping up the flashlight, August ran for the stairs and the door at the top leading out. Footsteps pounded behind her. Her chaser was close. She flipped on the flashlight and cast the beam a