Rocky Start

Rocky Start

Author: Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer Listening Length: 11h 50m
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Think of the movie RED. Retired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong? From the bestselling authors of Agnes and the Hitman and the Liz Danger series. Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died, and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her ...

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CHAPTER 66

I stood back, keeping an eye on Serena, letting Rose and Poppy do their mother-daughter bonding, re-bonding, whatever it was. I’d only known Poppy a couple of days, but Rose had given birth to her and raised her and I couldn’t even begin to imagine the fear she’d felt for her daughter or the relief coursing through her right now. I had to admit that in the darkness of the shop, standing to the side, watching them, I’d felt a kind of relief that I had never experienced on a mission.

Luke’s minivan was smashed into the front of Oddities. Yeah, it was a mess, and the crashing and shooting would call attention in any other town. But there'd only been a few unsuppressed shots, and this was Rocky Start. Outside, Pike was flashing his badge and telling the few people who had come to see what was going on that there had been an accident and everything was being taken care of. It wasn’t like anyone was going to argue with Pike.

People began drifting away.