The Marker
by Shelby Morgen

Tuesday, July 23rd, 1974:
She damn well should have killed her husband Jesse the night he used her as his marker in a poker game with "Spike." When "Spike" won that marker, he stole Hope's heart. Spike wanted more than just a weekend with Hope. He wanted forever. That was more than Hope could promise. A man like Spike, a good man, would never understand the evil a demon like Jesse was capable of.

Wednesday, May 3rd, 1989:
Now he's First Sergeant Sam Callaghan, and he's back. When a chance meeting drops Kristina Donovan into his arms, their pasts twists in on both of them, threatening to tear apart their worlds, for better or worse. Hope—Kristina—was the love of his life, the woman who can still rock his world with a single kiss. When he's around her, Sam forgets to think. But first and foremost he's always been a cop...and it's possible that Tina really did murder her husband Jesse.

Publisher's Note: this title was formerly published as Peaceman by Margaret Riley.

Sexual Content: Hard R. Genre: romantic suspense.

Shelby Morgen's Bio

Margaret obtained a BS in Education/English and Communication from Shepherd College in 1982. She tried her hand at teaching and also worked as a D.J. for several years. She knew, however, that she wanted to write. The advent of On-Line publishing has provided yet one more valid reason for avoiding 'housework' of the common type.

Residing in West Virginia with her husband of 21 years, Bill, Margaret enjoys building computers and online role- playing games. When she's not online, Margaret can be found in the garage tinkering with her motorcycle. The list of grand children has now grown to five.