Truth Be Told by Marsha R West
In TRUTH BE TOLD, SWAT member Meg Bourland, home in Fort Worth for Christmas, discovers someone is blackmailing her father. His odd refusal to contact authorities forces Meg to enlist the help of her brother and his former LA homicide detective partner, Scott McClaine, to unravel the mystery.
Meg’s attracted to Scott, who’s recovering from a serious injury and must accept he’ll never return to police work. In spite of his desire for Meg, he’s convinced his disability makes a relationship with her out of the question. He wants to protect, but isn’t physically able to, and she doesn’t think she needs protecting.
Will the truth they uncover ruin her father’s career as mayor and destroy the family Meg holds dear? Will Scott & Meg be willing to make the sacrifices real love requires?
EXCERPT
“Dad, glad it’s just you.” Meg’s voice wasn’t as strong as she intended. Her father didn’t respond. Didn’t he hear her? He threw a crumpled paper across the room, and then he sank into the chair behind his desk. His head cradled between his hands.
Adrenalin kicked through her system shooting lightning spikes down her arms. “Dad, is something wrong?” Again, no response. Meg moved further into the study. The pipe smoke smell dimly registered. Was he having a heart attack? She stopped in front of his desk. “Dad?” Almost shouted the word.
“What?” He raised his head, but his gaze darted around the room.
Didn’t he recognize her?
“Meg?” He shoved his hair off his forehead and dragged in a breath. “When did you arrive?” He asked in a voice tight with strain. His gaze never connected with hers.
Not a heart attack. Thank God. She let out a huff of air. “A while ago. Are you all right?”
Her father placed his hands on the desk and straightened into the ramrod posture she’d seen all her life.
“Everything’s fine.”
He used the same word Meg did when things were the opposite of all right.
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