I’ve been sharing excerpts from What We Found. See the first and second posts.
Last week I shared an excerpt from What We Found. Here's
another, from a bit later in the book.
Drugs, abuse, religion. How did it all fit together? Or did
they fit together? Were we missing something else much more important?
One thing was clear. Our pleasant visit had turned somber
and edgy. This family had enough trouble without us making it worse. I needed
time to think everything through, and Ricky seemed out of questions for the
moment.
I rose. “We should get going. Thanks for the tour and the
cookies.”
Ricky hesitated and then got up, too. I didn’t have to prod
him to add his thanks. Mom had him well-trained in manners.
“Come back some time,” Nancy said. “Kyle can take you out on
a falcon hunt.”
Ricky looked at me hopefully, so I nodded. “We’d both enjoy
that, thanks.”
“Let me give you my number,” Kyle said. “Call or text me
anytime. Nancy or I are out almost every day.”
By the time I’d programmed his number into my phone, Daniel
had a baggie of cookies for us to take home. As we pulled out of the driveway,
I said, “Those are some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. One thing is
certain, none of them had anything to do with the murder.” Something loosened
in my chest as I said those words. Whatever the rumors about Kyle, I couldn’t
believe he had intentionally hurt another person, let alone his sister.
At the top of the
hill, we headed into town. The first stoplight turned yellow ahead of me. I
could almost make it, but to be safe I pressed on the brakes.
The car didn’t slow.
I pushed my foot to
the floor. My heart stuttered as I clutched the steering wheel and pressed back
into my seat. A big white truck sat at the crossroads, ready to pull out into
the intersection. We slowed a little since I wasn’t on the gas, but the car
wasn’t stopping.
The light turned red
as we hit the edge of the intersection. The white truck started forward.
I jerked my hand from
the steering wheel rim and slammed it hard against the center. The horn blared.
The white truck
loomed in the passenger-side window. Heading right for Ricky.
I jerked the wheel hard to the left. My car swung
erratically across the intersection, throwing me to the right. The seat belt
scraped against my left shoulder, and I almost lost control of the wheel. An
oncoming car I hadn’t even noticed jerked to a stop with a screech of tires.
The scene outside the window swam crazily, a blur of color
and motion. We bumped off the road onto the sloping gravel alongside. The car
tilted and tree branches slapped the windshield. If we rolled, Ricky’s side
would hit first. If we hit the trees, his side would take the most damage.
What We Found
Finding a dead body
changes a person.
22-year-old Audra
Needham is back in her small New Mexico hometown, ready to work hard, fit in,
and help her younger brother. Going for a walk in the woods with her former
crush, Jay, seems like a harmless distraction … until they stumble on a body.
Jay, who has
secrets of his own to protect, insists they walk away and keep quiet. But Audra
can't simply forget what she's seen. The woman needs to be found, and her story
deserves to be told.
More than one
person isn't happy about Audra bringing a crime to life. The dead woman was
murdered, and Audra could be next on the vengeful killer's list. She’ll have to
stand up for herself in order to stand up for the murder victim. It’s a risk,
and so is reaching out to the mysterious young man who works with deadly birds
of prey. With her 12-year-old brother determined to play detective, and romance
budding in the last place she expected, Audra learns that some risks are worth
taking – no matter the danger, to her body or her heart.
Praise
for What We Found:
“Another
action-packed suspense novel by Kris Bock, perhaps her best to-date. The author
weaves an intriguing tale with appealing characters. Watching Audra, the main
character, evolve into an emotionally-mature and independent young woman is
gratifying.” – Ellen R.
“This book had me
guessing to the end who was the murderer. Well written characters drive the
story. Good romance. Exceptional and believable plot twists and turns. I loved
it! I recommend this book highly.” – Suzanne B.
“This is a nonstop
suspense. Love the characters and how real they seem with every episode played
out. This is a love story and suspense all in one.” – Pam
Learn about the true experience that inspired What We Found.
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