Breaking the Chain

Breaking the Chain

C. D. Ledbetter

C. D. Ledbetter

Some paths are destined to cross again…You would think that after helping a ghost find peace by solving a hundred year old mystery and thwarting a murderess' plans, Mary Corbett's life as an estate curator would settle back into a normal routine. Well, one can always wish…At the moment, things couldn't be better. Not only is she married to her beloved Jack, but her dream of owning a bed and breakfast has come true, thanks to the help of her very rich, but snotty Aunt Elizavon. Now that the plantation bed and breakfast is open, there's just one thing left for Mary to do -- invite Sadie and Justine, the two elderly women who served as the plantation's former housekeepers, back for a visit.What Mary doesn't know is that Sadie, the elderly Voodoo priestess whose predicted the series of events that brought Mary and Jack together, is also searching for her. But Sadie's reasons are much more pressing - - she's started having visions again, and this time they're worse than before…After Sadie arrives, Mary starts having ESP flashes of her own. Why is she seeing ghosts again, and how is her life tied to the "brown man" that Sadie's so afraid of?What kind of trouble is he destined to bring, and worse yet, how does Sadie know he's going to visit her house?ReviewBreaking the Chain is a well-told mystery story... -- Janet Miller for Amazing Author ShowcaseRomantic suspense at its best! -- M. R. HendersonFrom the Publisher"Breaking the Chain is the sequel to "Blue Moon."
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Jingle of Coins

Jingle of Coins

C. D. Ledbetter

C. D. Ledbetter

The sound was unlike anything she?d ever heard. Was the slot machine broken or...While recuperating from a devastating automobile accident, Emily Sane discovers she has the ability to walk into any casino and tell which slot machine is going to pay off. Her heightened sense of hearing?a direct result of her accident?actually allows her to detect the subtle change in pitch of the reels as they line up for the winning combination.After testing her theory in local casinos and nearly going to jail for suspected cheating, Emily moves to Las Vegas to cash in on her talent before it disappears. On paper, her plan sounds like a winner. Move to Vegas, get a day job to cover the fact that she?s hitting jackpots in every single casino, win the million dollar jackpot, then split. In actuality, however, what she she gets is a dead neighbor on her doorstep, an attraction to a man she?s not sure she can trust, blackmail, involvement in a Secret Service investigation, and a contract put out on her life.Emily's determination to use her talent to win the biggest slot jackpot takes her down a path with only two possible outcomes: more money than she ever dreamed possible, or death by the hand of a professional hit man.
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