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JAKE GOT INTO his car and slapped his forehead. Dinner with Elena Eaton? “What the hell was I thinking?” he muttered to himself and started his car.
He’d built a successful career by not allowing his emotions to interfere with investigations. Although technically, he wasn’t on an investigation. If the thieves were caught and the jewelry recovered—case closed. If they caught all parties involved.
Which was the reason for his visit to Elena’s salon. He couldn’t help his inquisitive mind. In his experience, people took crazy risks for glittery stones and the allure of instant wealth. Schemes to defraud insurance companies were also common, and it was his job to unmask the villains and recover the goods.
Sometimes the villains turned out to be beautiful women, too. Could Elena Eaton be o
