Pleased it had only been a silly misunderstanding on her part, she snuggled closer. “Well, I do want to know what Dr. Connors said, so I declare the luggage in Davy’s room.”
Xavier scowled. “You interrogated the witness before coming up here.”
Preening at her cleverness, she nodded. Truthfully, it was hardly an interrogation. She simply asked Davy how their patient was doing. He told her Xavier was cranky without her; that Dr. Connors and Stone had visited; and Xavier sent him to retrieve a piece of luggage from the train station’s lost and found, which he was to keep in his room until further notice.
“So what exactly did Dr. Connors say?”
“He said we could engage in sexual intercourse as long as I remain prone and move neither my chest nor left arm.”
“I can work within those constraints.” Removing both hers and Xavier’s clothes, she secured a condom and straddled his hips. “So how did you know where to find Mr. Thomas’ luggage?”
His eyes met hers and his right eyebrow rose in challenge. “You’ll have to interrogate better than that to make me talk.”
More than happy to torture him with pleasure, she laughed softly. “As you wish, but when you cry out for mercy, no one will come to help you. I’ve locked the door.”
The End
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The Adventures of Xavier and Vic
Book 1
The Troublesome Apprentice
By Liza O’Connor
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Cases to be solved:
The Key to Aunt Maddy’s Death
The Missing Husband of Mrs. Wimple
The Disappearing Scarlet Nun
The Clever Butcher’s Wife
The Rescue of Lady Anne
While investigating the death of a friend and client, Maddy Hamilton, Xavier Thorn (reputed to be the inspiration of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes) is greatly impressed with Maddy’s nephew, Victor, and offers him a job as his secretary. Aware of Xavier’s history of firing secretaries, Victor garners a promise that he cannot be fired for three months and then proceeds, in Xavier’s view, to be cheeky and impertinent at every turn. Xavier endures ‘the impudent pup’ because Victor is most skilled in extracting the truth from clients and intuiting facts with little evidence to assist. As they solve a string of cases, Xavier discovers a few more important details about his troublesome assistant, such as her true gender, and the realization that she has awakened his long dormant heart.
Other books by Liza O’Connor
A Long Road to Love Series
Humorous Contemporary Disaster Romance
Worst Week Ever
Oh Stupid Heart
Coming to Reason
Climbing Out of Hell
The Hardest Love
CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE
White Oak Mafia Series
Snarky, Romantic, Suspense Thriller
A Fortune to Die For
Unexpected Love — Coming Soon
Dance or Die — Coming Soon
Requires Rescue Series
Often Humorous, Contemporary, Romance/Suspense
Each is a standalone book with a special twist
All have a strong woman who requires help from a strong man.
Saving Casey
SINGLE CONTEMPORARY BOOKS
Ghost Lover
Humorous, Contemporary Romance with Ghost & Ghost cat
HISTORICAL
The Adventures of Xavier & Vic
Humorous, Late Victorian Sleuth Series
The Troublesome Apprentice
The Missing Partner
A Right to Love (a romantic spinoff)
The Mesmerist
Well Kept Secrets
Pack of Trouble
The Darkest Days
SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS
Untamed & Unabashed
Spinoff from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice
SCIENCE FICTION
The Multiverse Series
Sci-Fi Soap Opera with humor, romance, and science
The Gods of Probabilities
Surviving Outbound
Surviving Terranue
Surviving Sojourn
Artificial Intelligence
Sci-Fi/Romance
Public Secrets
Birth of Adam
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