A Fortune
to Die For
Book 1 of The White Oak-Mafia Series
By Liza
O’Connor
Genre: Contemporary Mafia Suspense Thriller
(with touches of humor)
Megan Clarke had a
good life until she wins the Mega Times Lottery and discovers the prize comes
with a curse. Worse than the many money-hungry suitors, a serial killer has her
in his sight. She changes her name and moves to Iowa with plans to buy their last
major forest of white oaks and turn it into a State Park. Unfortunately, the
Lottery Curse doesn't stop at state lines and someone there wants her dead, as
well. Good thing a disturbingly handsome law officer is just as determined to
keep her alive.
Megan Clarke set
the package on her kitchen counter with great care. “It’s probably nothing,”
she chided herself. Opening a letter that came in the same mail delivery, she
changed her mind as she read another threat to kill her. She hurried to the
phone and hit her speed dial for the local cops. Her hands shook despite her
mental self-assurances that everything was okay.
A female voice
answered the phone. “Danville Police.”
Recognizing
Margaret’s voice, she replied, “Hi, this is Megan. Is Sergeant Adams around?”
“No, he’s on
vacation. You get another death threat?”
“Yeah, but there’s
also a package. I know it’s stupid, but I’m afraid to open it.”
A heavy sigh
sounded over the phone. “I swear, all your troubles since you won the lottery
has made me afraid to even play scratch-offs. Hold on.”
Megan pushed her
blond hair behind her ears. The craziest part about her winning the Mega Times
Lottery was she never played games of chance—thought it a great waste of money.
She had already become a millionaire by her own efforts. Why did she want to be
richer? She had more than enough.
Then one day, while
in a New York shop buying lunch, her friend, Terry, a bona fide lottery junkie,
had insisted she buy a ticket. “It only cost a dollar. Stop being a miser!” Not
wishing to argue, she passed the clerk a dollar. “Just give me a random
number,” she instructed the fellow, then frowned as her friend filled out ten
cards. “You do realize if I win, you have to take the money,” Megan warned.
Terry stared at her
with rounded eyes. “No way! You can’t give away your good luck. If you win it,
you have to keep it. Otherwise, you and the recipient will have bad luck the
rest of your lives.”
So when the stupid
ticket turned out to be the only winning number for a $987-million-dollar pot,
all the bad luck stayed with her alone. Honestly, she wouldn’t wish her “new”
life on a dog, nevertheless her best friend.
Since she was a
financial expert, she took the $463 million upfront and invested half of it,
planning to donate the other half to charities. Only problem was, whenever she
delved into various charities, she didn’t like the way they used their money,
so thus far, she’d only managed to give away a few million.
“Miss Clarke, I’m
Detective Steve Williams,” a pleasant voice came over the phone. “How may I
help you?”
“I received a
package today. It has a name and address I don’t recognize.”
Complete silence
answered her.
“Are you still
there?”
“Yes, ma’am. I’m
just a little confused. Marge said you had a letter threatening your life.”
“Yes. I have one of
those, too. It doesn’t have a return address. Nor is it signed. But the letter
and the package came in the same post.”
“So you think the
package may be from the sender of the death threat?”
“This one or one of
the hundred other angry letters I’ve received.”
“Mind if I stop by
and take a look?”
Mind? Why did he
think she was calling? If only Sergeant Adams were there. “I’d greatly
appreciate it.”
Liza O’Connor was
raised badly by feral cats, left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find
nicer people on the east coast. There she worked for the meanest man on Wall
Street, while her psychotic husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for
finding nicer people.) Then one day she declared enough, got a better job,
divorced her husband, and fell in love with her new life where people behaved
nicely. But all those bad behaviors has given her lots of fodder for her
humorous books. Please buy these books, because otherwise, she’ll become grumpy
and write troubled novels instead. They will likely traumatize you.
You have been
warned.
Mostly
humorous books by Liza
Ghost Lover —Two British brothers fall in love with the
same young woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And
there’s a ghost cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary
Romance)
Saving Casey — Cass wakes up in the body of a troubled teen
who has burned every bridge imaginable. Her only choice is to turn this life
around, but that’s much harder than she ever imagined.
Untamed & Unabashed —The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia,
tells her story. A faithful spinoff from Pride & Prejudice. Warning:
Lydia does not behave.
A Long Road to Love
Series: (Humorous Contemporary odd Romance)
Worst Week Ever — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic
proportions.
Oh Stupid Heart — The heart wants what it wants, even if
it’s impossible.
Coming to Reason — There is a breaking point when even a saint
comes to reason.
Climbing out of Hell — The reconstruction of a terrible man into a
great one.
The Hardest Love — Is to love oneself. Sam’s story.
The Adventures of
Xavier & Vic Sleuth series: (Late Victorian/Mystery/Romance)
The Troublesome Apprentice — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England
hires a young man who turns out to be a young woman.
The Missing Partner — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian England
goes missing, leaving Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100 servants.
Not to mention an eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat.
A Right to Love — A romantic detour for Jacko. Want to see
how amply rewarded Jacko was when he & Vic save an old woman from
Bedlam?
The Mesmerist — The Mesmerist can control people from
afar and make them murder for her. Worse yet, Xavier Thorn has fallen under her
spell.
Well Kept Secrets — The problems with secrets is that they
always come to light, no matter how you wish to silence them.
Pack of Trouble — Changes are a part of life, but these changes
almost kill Vic.
The Darkest Days — Muddled cases make Vic very grumpy.
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