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At 2 a.m., the protagonist tries to drown difficult thoughts with relentless chores, yet memories of a man connected to the FBI make avoidance impossible. The narrative establishes the central tension: magical obligations and a lover/employer who would not tolerate any dangerous investigation by an unbound target.","Books by Victoria Laurie  \nCOACHED TO DEATH  \nTO COACH A KILLER  \nCOACHED IN THE ACT  \nCOACHED RED-HANDED  \nCOACHING FIRE  \nA TRINKET FOR THE TAKING  \nA MURDER IN THE MAKING  \nPublished by Kensington Publishing Corp.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nThis book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author ’s imagination or are used fictitiously. 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I reached over to my phone on the nightstand, lifting it to eye level.  \n“Two a.m.” I sighed. It was hours before dawn and well before I could justify being awake and going about my day, finding any excuse to keep busy. Occupied. Purposeful.  \nMy to-do list was getting dangerously short because I’d attacked it with vengeance every morning, afternoon, and evening the past few weeks. I’d cleaned gutters, painted the basement, sorted through closets, emptied, cleaned, and rearranged every cupboard, hung shelving in the garage, donated old items to charity, organized my trinket collection, and I was now down to scrubbing the grout in the bathrooms and recalking any weak spots.  \nAnd I’d be willing to do it all over again plus any other unsavory choresimply to avoid thinking about what I couldn’t stop thinking about.  \nHim.  \nAs in Grant. Isaac. Barlow.  \nGib.  \nI sighed again and rolled over, punching the pillow next to me in a small tantrum of frustration.  \nAnd longing.  \nWhy? 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