Nuts and Bolts

Nuts and Bolts

by Barbara Barrett
Nuts and Bolts

Nuts and Bolts

by Barbara Barrett

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Overview

Ex-cop Rowena Summerfield would do just about anything for longtime friend Ryder Tompkins. When he discovers he has a half sister he never knew about and pressures Ro to use her investigative talents to help him find her, she can't say no. But boyfriend Chuck Dawson's offer to accompany her to Atlanta might complicate the search. Is she ready for so much togetherness?

What begins as a simple missing-person case escalates to a danger-filled odyssey when they learn the woman has fled town, taking all her worldly goods except a bloodstained cocktail dress. The hunt is on as they follow clues cross-country from one town to another. But they've left a trail of their own, and the missing woman's enemies now threaten Ro and Chuck—not to mention their friends and family back home in Florida.

Ro is torn. If they go home to protect their loved ones, they'll leave Ryder's sister in danger, but without the backup of Ro's police colleagues, they don't have the resources to face a killer. As Ro and Chuck work their way through a labyrinth of challenges, their partnership evolves beyond attraction. Is it strong enough to withstand Ro's sneaky moves to solve the case while keeping him out of danger?

Ex-cop Rowena Summerfield would do just about anything for longtime friend Ryder Tompkins. When he discovers he has a half sister he never knew about and pressures Ro to use her investigative talents to help him find her, she can't say no. But boyfriend Chuck Dawson's offer to accompany her to Atlanta might complicate the search. Is she ready for so much togetherness?

What begins as a simple missing-person case escalates to a danger-filled odyssey when they learn the woman has fled town, taking all her worldly goods except a bloodstained cocktail dress. The hunt is on as they follow clues cross-country from one town to another. But they've left a trail of their own, and the missing woman's enemies now threaten Ro and Chuck—not to mention their friends and family back home in Florida.

Ro is torn. If they go home to protect their loved ones, they'll leave Ryder's sister in danger, but without the backup of Ro's police colleagues, they don't have the resources to face a killer. As Ro and Chuck work their way through a labyrinth of challenges, their partnership evolves beyond attraction. Is it strong enough to withstand Ro's sneaky moves to solve the case while keeping him out of danger?

Product Details

BN ID: 2940186665939
Publisher: Barbara Barrett
Publication date: 01/25/2023
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 208,008
File size: 848 KB

About the Author

Barbara Barrett started reading mysteries when she was pregnant with her first child to keep her mind off things like her changing body and food cravings. When she’d devoured as many Agatha Christies as she could find, she branched out to English village cozies and Ellery Queen.

Later, to avoid a midlife crisis, she began writing fiction at night when she wasn’t at her day job in human resources for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and two novellas, she returned to the cozy mystery genre, using one of her retirement pastimes, the game of mah jongg, as her inspiration. Not only has it been a great social outlet, it has also helped keep her mind active when not writing.

Though not an interior designer, that occupation has always fascinated Barbara. Her father was a carpenter and her husband has his own woodworking business. Exposure to their work got her interested in watching numerous home improvement shows on HGTV. Ro and Val are an amalgam of several HGTV hosts. She used that combination of personality traits for Ro and turned her into a female sleuth who rehabs older houses.
Barbara is a member of Sisters in Crime, Sinc-Iowa and Florida STAR Fiction Writers.

She is married to the man she met her senior year of college. They have two grown children and eight grandchildren.

Now retired, she is a resident of Florida, although she spends her summers in Iowa, her home state. She earned her B.A. degree in History from the University of Iowa and her Master’s Degree in History from Drake University.

When not in front of her laptop creating her next story, she plays mah jongg, watches TV detective shows and enjoys lunches with friends.
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