Dirty Daisy

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>2021 Daphne du Maurier- Honorable mention</em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>There's a killer in the cute but crazy town of Daisy.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Freelance travel reporter Mikaela Mike Mitchell can see the headline now: </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Trollop Turned to Tar on Texas Trail.</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Dumped in the middle of the road she's run out of lifelines until a beast on a matte-black bike rides to her rescue.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ryder Ruiz loves his motorcycle his adopted town and his cat. Not long-legged brunettes abandoned in road snot. But before he can untangle his unexpected houseguest from his bedsheets he's caught up in two murder investigations. And sexy Mike is curiously connected.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Without another suspect Mike's stuck in Daisy until the mystery is solved. But connecting the clues is more difficult than walking in six-inch stilettos.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ryder's committed to helping Daisy's clueless sheriff solve the crimes while protecting their town and keeping Mike in his sights-preferably in his bed. Because there's a murderer out there-and Mike could be the next target or even the killer.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>And if it's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>not</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Mike which of his beloved Daisy denizens has gone too far?</span></p>