Motive: Secret Baby,Used

Product Description THE BABY WAS IN DANGER, PROVING THE CURSE OF RAVENS CLIFF WAS FAR FROM OVER Nicholas Sterling had secretly returned to Ravens Cliff with one goal in mind: reverse the curse and finally put the townspeoples anguish to rest. But his plan was tragically interrupted when Camille Wells showed up on his doorstep, suffering from amnesia, claiming he was a fatherand that their baby was missing. As he and Camille scoured the village looking for the infant, Nicholas made every effort to push aside the heated attraction neither time nor circumstances could extinguish. After all, finding his son and ending the curse was his priority. Giving in to passion would be his undoing. About the Author DEBRA WEBB is the award winning, USA Today bestselling author of more than 150 novels, including reader favorites the Faces of Evil, the Colby Agency, and the Shades of Death series. With more than four million books sold in numerous languages and countries, Debra's love of storytelling goes back to her childhood on a farm in Alabama. Visit Debra at www.DebraWebb.com or write to her at PO Box 176, Madison, AL 35758. Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Five years laterA beast.Nicholas Sterling III stared at his reflection in the window a moment longer before yanking the rotting drapes closed.There wasn't a single viable mirror in the cottage. He'd rendered each useless with black spray paint.Useless like his life.The occasional glimpse he caught of himself in a window reminded him of what he was.Of what the villagers saw when they looked at him.Of what she would see.That was why he hadn't attempted to see Camille again since she'd regained consciousness in the hospital. As long as she'd remained in a coma he'd sat by her bed for hours each night after her family had gone home. Chief Swanson had ordered his deputies to leave Nicholas be when he appeared late at night to sit with her. Twentyfourhour security outside Camille's hospital room had been necessary despite the fact that Raven's Cliff's troubles appeared to be over.All but one.Nicholas had not been able to take control of his family's estate as of yet. Beacon Manor sat empty now that the Monroe family had realized the property could not be legally sold to them. But to assume control of what was rightfully his, Nicholas would be forced to reveal his identity. So far only a select few knew who he was. Chief Swanson and one of his detectives, Andrei Lagios, and Camille. She had been in a coma until recently and represented no threat to Nicholas. The others aware of his true identity had agreed that Raven's Cliff needed time to recover before facing another shock. And the revelation that Nicholas Sterling III not only lived but was back in town would not be welcome news, particularly on the heels of such devastation. First the poisoned fish, then a thwarted terrorist attack, not to mention a serial killer. The village was weary of tragedy.The citizens of Raven's Cliff had thought Nicholas dead since that night five years ago when he'd initiated this horrific chain of events. He closed his eyes and steadied himself. All that had happened the deaths, the damage to the village and the residents' livelihoodshad been his fault and his alone.Nicholas had failed to carry out his one responsibility, and that careless mistake had caused so much misery.Swanson continued to urge Nicholas to keep a low profile a bit longer. Raven's Cliff had a new mayor who was settling his constituents into a path toward recovery and a brighter future. Though it angered him on some level, Nicholas understood the chief's request. Causing more pain was not his intent.Theodore Fisher, a lifetime resident and a man whose insanity had led him to poison the villagers with his concocted fish nutrient, had been stopped. As had the Seaside Strangler, Alexander Gibson, but not before he murdered four innocent victims. Rebecca Johnson had been his first vict