Coming Through the Rye
Trouble awaits Romayne Ransom when she returns home to find Evan Sherwood and his fellow officers lying in wait for her father and brother. When Evan accuses her family of being involved in a bootlegging scheme, Romayne adamantly denies him. Then Evan reveals a secret underworld hidden from Romayne’s view, and the horrid truth is too plain to deny. As Romayne is forced deeper into a harsh reality, her survival is at stake. But can she trust love to see her through?
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“Another lightning glance went around the circle. She could not tell what it was about, that quick motionless look. . .but it gave her a chill of foreboding.”
Happy times become the worst of times in a matter of moments for Romayne Ransom. After returning home from a canceled weekend party, Romayne finds a houseful of officers lying in wait for her father and brother. When the chief officer claims her family is part of a bootlegging operation, Romayne denies the accusations. . .until she glimpses a hidden underworld and the horrid truth is too plain to deny. Now Romayne must rely on her instincts as she desperately tries to clear her beloved father’s name—and survive on her own.
Evan Sherwood hoped to bring down the illegal bootlegging rings that threatened his city, never expecting to drag an innocent young woman into harm’s way. But now Romayne’s life is in jeopardy. And the willful woman refuses to let him offer a helping hand.
But as danger lurks closer, Romayne’s only option is to trust love.