by Diana Orgain | May 27, 2021 | Cooking up Murder, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
Did you miss Chapter One? Did you miss part one of Chapter Two? From Murder as Savory as Biscuits Chapter Two Continued… He scooched closer to her until their hips touched. He wrapped an arm around her waist, and she stiffened, suddenly going quiet. His breath hitched. Had he misread her signals? Did she not want him to touch her? Mind racing, he released her. “I’m—” A loud rustling in the bushes stopped him short. Leo jumped to his feet as a golden retriever tore out of the brambles. “What on earth!” Mona shrieked. The dog wailed loudly and charged at them. Was that blood on its fur? Was it rabid? Had it been attacked by something? Instinctively, Leo stepped between Mona and the dog. He regretted taking off his boots. Trouble never seemed to be far away; a string of bad luck seemed to have stalked the town of Magnolia Falls recently. The dog barked and whined mournfully. “He’s hurt,” Mona said, moving toward the retriever. GRAB YOUR COPY OF MURDER AS SAVORY AS BISCUITS HERE “Hold up, hold up,” Leo said. “Don’t touch it.” The dog barked at them sharply, then tore off back into the woods. Leo and Mona glanced at each other. A moment later, the dog’s snout poked through the bushes, and it barked again, as if beckoning them. “He wants us to follow him,” Mona said. “You stay here,” he told her, tying his laces. “Not on your life,” she said, sticking her feet into her boots. “I’m going with you.” “You’re stubborn.” Mona snorted. “You like it.” He swallowed. She was right....
