High Desert Heat

HIGH DESERT HEAT

Left penniless after her husband's untimely death, Geri Whittier was devastated to learn he'd led a secret life—shattering her illusion of their perfect marriage. After moving in with her daughter and family in their spacious North Scottsdale home, she spends the days searching for a job so she can begin her new life.

 

While walking in the neighborhood, Geri comes to the rescue of Reyna Mendoza, a pregnant teen. Reyna warns Geri to leave before her companion Chaco returns. But when the surly Chaco arrives and tells Geri to stay away from Reyna, she ignores his warning. On her way to meet Reyna the next day, Geri meets a neighbor, Art Coltrane, whose cowboy manners and rugged good looks make romance seem possible.

 

Geri's friendship with Reyna proves to be a bad idea, especially after Reyna's father, mysterious Arabian horse breeder, Luis Mendoza, threatens her. When Geri interferes with Mendoza's nefarious plans for his daughter and soon-to-be-born grandson, he orders Chaco to discourage her, with unforeseen consequences.

 

Soon, forces converge in the high desert as El Cortalo, drug lord and vicious killer, targets Geri and Art, while Reyna is forced to choose between her father and her child.

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High Desert Heat

HIGH DESERT HEAT

Left penniless after her husband's untimely death, Geri Whittier was devastated to learn he'd led a secret life—shattering her illusion of their perfect marriage. After moving in with her daughter and family in their spacious North Scottsdale home, she spends the days searching for a job so she can begin her new life.

 

While walking in the neighborhood, Geri comes to the rescue of Reyna Mendoza, a pregnant teen. Reyna warns Geri to leave before her companion Chaco returns. But when the surly Chaco arrives and tells Geri to stay away from Reyna, she ignores his warning. On her way to meet Reyna the next day, Geri meets a neighbor, Art Coltrane, whose cowboy manners and rugged good looks make romance seem possible.

 

Geri's friendship with Reyna proves to be a bad idea, especially after Reyna's father, mysterious Arabian horse breeder, Luis Mendoza, threatens her. When Geri interferes with Mendoza's nefarious plans for his daughter and soon-to-be-born grandson, he orders Chaco to discourage her, with unforeseen consequences.

 

Soon, forces converge in the high desert as El Cortalo, drug lord and vicious killer, targets Geri and Art, while Reyna is forced to choose between her father and her child.

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High Desert Heat

High Desert Heat

by Wanda McLaughlin
High Desert Heat

High Desert Heat

by Wanda McLaughlin

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HIGH DESERT HEAT

Left penniless after her husband's untimely death, Geri Whittier was devastated to learn he'd led a secret life—shattering her illusion of their perfect marriage. After moving in with her daughter and family in their spacious North Scottsdale home, she spends the days searching for a job so she can begin her new life.

 

While walking in the neighborhood, Geri comes to the rescue of Reyna Mendoza, a pregnant teen. Reyna warns Geri to leave before her companion Chaco returns. But when the surly Chaco arrives and tells Geri to stay away from Reyna, she ignores his warning. On her way to meet Reyna the next day, Geri meets a neighbor, Art Coltrane, whose cowboy manners and rugged good looks make romance seem possible.

 

Geri's friendship with Reyna proves to be a bad idea, especially after Reyna's father, mysterious Arabian horse breeder, Luis Mendoza, threatens her. When Geri interferes with Mendoza's nefarious plans for his daughter and soon-to-be-born grandson, he orders Chaco to discourage her, with unforeseen consequences.

 

Soon, forces converge in the high desert as El Cortalo, drug lord and vicious killer, targets Geri and Art, while Reyna is forced to choose between her father and her child.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940166729873
Publisher: Wanda McLaughlin
Publication date: 10/31/2022
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 493 KB

About the Author

Wanda McLaughlin has published numerous short stories in a variety of magazines, both print and online. Two of her short stories have received awards from Escondido and Oceanside, California annual writers' contests.

High Desert Heat is the first book in a series of romantic suspense novels featuring a female protagonist. Her second, The Deadly Tide, will launch in Spring 2026.

She has been recognized by the Southern California Writers Conference for her cozy mystery novel, Fowl Deeds: A Pine Ridge Mystery, also a finalist in the mystery category for The Writers League of Texas in 2024. It is due to publish in 2026. The second book in the series, Red Flag for Murder, is slated to follow.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Wanda lives in the beautiful hill country of Texas.

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