Missing

When a CIA agent goes on the run home, she’ll need help from the local deputy to keep a vulnerable young charge alive. Read on for a preview of

CLASSIFIED CHRISTMAS MISSION by Lynette Eason, the next

exciting book in the

WRANGLER’S CORNER series.

Deputy Lance Goode caught sight of headlights just ahead on the sharp curve and slowed. He focused on staying on his side of the road. The headlights came closer. Followed by a second set. Who was crazy enough to be out in this mess besides him?

He passed the first car and blinked. Even through the falling snow, he’d caught a glimpse of the driver. Amber Starke?

A loud crack split the quiet mountain side, and Lance stepped on the brakes. Chills swept over him. He’d heard that sound before. A gunshot.

When he looked back he saw Amber’s SUV spin and then plunge over the side of the mountain. The vehicle behind her never stopped, just roared past.

Lance pulled to a stop. He headed to the edge to look over. He saw the tracks disappear under an overhang. Relief shot through him. Amber’s sedan had only gone down the slight slope, under the overhang, and wedged itself between two trees. Now he just had to find out if the bullet had done any bodily damage.

He ran to the back of his SUV and opened the back. He grabbed the hundred-foot length roped that he always carried with him and hefted it over his shoulder. He lugged it to the front of the Ford and tied one end to the grill then tossed the rest down to Amber’s car. It reached, but barely. With one more glance over his shoulder, he grasped hold of the rope and slipped and slid down the embankment to the car. He was able to duck under the overhang and squeeze himself between the rock and the driver’s door.

Amber lay against the wheel, eyes closed. Fear shot through. Please let her be all right. He reached for the doorhandle and pulled it open. It hit the rock, but there was enough room for her to get out if she wasn’t too badly hurt.

Amber lifted her head and he found himself staring down the barrel of a gun.

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