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ISBN-13: 9781488072284

Wyoming Mountain Escape

Copyright © 2021 by Laura Iding

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“Get down!”

Colt dove on top of her.

Crack!

Colt calculated the risk of running back to the house, which was about a mile from here, or hauling it deeper into the woods. The sniper likely had a scope, which made them toast in the open. His only option was taking Georgia into the forest for cover.

“This way,” he urged and pointed her into the woods, shielding her from behind.

They were dealing with an experienced shooter. His heart pounded but he kept a cool head as his training kicked into high gear. Nothing mattered more than Georgia’s protection. He yanked her behind a massive oak tree.

“Stay low.” Crouching, he hovered over Georgia as he used the trees as shields while maneuvering them farther into the woods. Leaves crunched underfoot, twigs snapped and the dogs barked, which would easily give away their position.

Suddenly, Georgia froze. Sweat poured down her pasty white cheeks. “I—I can’t.”

“Can’t what?” Was she sick? What was happening?

Her breathing became shallow. “I’m—I’m having a panic attack.”

Jessica R. Patch lives in the Mid-South, where she pens inspirational contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. When she’s not hunched over her laptop or going on adventurous trips with willing friends in the name of research, you can find her watching way too much Netflix with her family and collecting recipes for amazing dishes she’ll probably never cook. To learn more about Jessica, please visit her at jessicarpatch.com.

Books by Jessica R. Patch

Love Inspired Suspense

Cold Case Investigators

Cold Case Takedown

Fatal Reunion

Protective Duty

Concealed Identity

Final Verdict

Cold Case Christmas

Killer Exposure

Recovered Secrets

The Security Specialists

Deep Waters

Secret Service Setup

Dangerous Obsession

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Cold Case Takedown

Jessica R. Patch

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

—2 Corinthians 12:9

To those who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. May the grace of God be with you. You are strong and brave. Keep fighting and moving forward.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this book be everything it was meant to be.

Rachel Kent: An author couldn’t have asked for a better agent and encourager.

Shana Asaro: An author couldn’t ask for a better editor!

Jodie Bailey: Thank you for sharing your story with me. You’re a wonderful friend and author.

Susan Tuttle: Your brainstorming, ideas and insight always help me see the big picture.

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Dear Reader

ONE

Agent Colt McCoy had half a mind to turn his old Ford truck around right now, but he’d already come this far on Highway 8. No turning back. He rolled the windows down and let the crisp October gusts sweep in to cool his nerves.

He should have known before tonight that the host of the popular Dead Talk podcast was none other than Georgia Maxwell. Should’ve picked up on her inflections, insight and humor. Every Thursday night for months, he’d been tuning in to the armchair detective Christi Cold as she laid out cold cases. She had a love for mysteries, like Colt. Going into law enforcement would have seemed like the logical first choice for his career, not football, but it was his best friend Jared Toledo’s death that had changed Colt’s course.

His old man had hammered into Colt on a daily basis—and repeatedly if he’d been drinking—that he was going to amount to absolutely nothing.

Some days those words rang like truth, until he reminded himself that he was the unit chief for the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation cold case unit. And in six weeks he was moving to Atlanta to accept a prestigious position overseeing the largest cold case squad in the South—minus the Texas Rangers unit. That would show his old man.

But even with the accolades and achievements, the haunted whispers of his insignificance and worthlessness sacked him at the fifty-yard line. He shoved away the rancid thoughts and turned up the podcast that had him driving almost an hour on