Scathed Bones

Almost two years after outwitting her blackmailer and father's murderer and discovering her father's gold vein, Rose Wood returns to the Cariboo region of BC to reunite with her fiance and prepare for her wedding. However, missing persons and evil practices upend her happy return. Can she and Dave, her fiancé, work together after so much time apart to catch a serial killer?

Chapter 1
Glorious land! Goodbye to stomaching rat-eaten cheese, vomiting the contents of supper because her body had succumbed to food po ...

Chapter 2
Rose peeked over Dave’s shoulder and found Agnes looking coolly at their reunion. Clearly, she and Dave had no official un ...

Chapter 3
“What do you mean? How many people have gone missing? This morning?” Rose asked.Joe shook his head. “Over the ...

Chapter 4
Though Jack had prepared a delicious light lunch, she pushed her food around, nibbling here and there. Dave didn’t fare mu ...

Chapter 5
“Just came in,” Holding a piece of paper, Joe rounded the corner and gave the message to Dave. “He can’t ...

Chapter 6
Rose was hard pressed to find a good measure of sleep as she mulled over the details of Laura’s disappearance. Tossing thi ...

Chapter 7
Dave exited the room so Rose could change into her disguise. Once she donned her disguise, she opened the door and let him in as ...

Chapter 8
Twigs snap underfoot of not one, but two witnesses. The sun cannot reach nor illumine the macabre dealings being executed under ...

Chapter 9
Rose’s throat was parched, and her tongue was dry as sandpaper. She licked her lips, but there was barely a drop of an oas ...

Chapter 10
As soon as Rose entered the hotel room, she gently laid her hand upon Dave’s. His long lashes fluttered in response, and h ...