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Once a Thief

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Overview

Rachel Blu is an international cat burglar who knows how to use her body as a seductive and deadly weapon. After a decade under the cruel command of the diabolical man who taught her all she knows about thieving ' and sex ' Rachel had finally escaped his treachery. Now, she wants to go straight and has started a new life. But fate has other plans for her. The priceless Rousseau Ruby has been stolen in an impossible caper and unfortunately she ' s responsible, putting her newfound career in jeopardy. In a race across country, dodging bullets, eluding her arch ' enemy and rediscovering a lost love, she must locate the missing jewel before the police find her and put her away for good '

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Bio of Michele Hauf

A Minnesota native, Michele Hauf lives in a Minneapolis suburb with her family. She enjoys being a stay-at-home mom with a son and a daughter. Michele writes the kind of stories she loves to read, filled with romance, fantasy, adventure and always set in France. Though she has yet to leave the U.S., since her family knows that, once gone, she might set up house in a little French village and never return! Always a storyteller, she began to write in the early 90s and hasn't stopped since. Playing guitar, hunting backyard butterflies and coloring (yes, coloring) keep her creativity honed. Research for her Silhouette Bombshell novels has yet to see her stealing jewels or racing cars on a high-speed chase, but she can pick a lock or bake a mean chocolate cheesecake (with a file inside) if duty calls.

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Imprint

Harlequin Enterprises

Filesize

855.53 KB

Number of Pages

304

eBook ISBN

1552543382

Excerpt from: Once a Thief by Michele Hauf

Chapter 1
Eight months later--a Midwestern metropolitan city Monday-- 2:11 a.m.

The brushed surface of the steel door bore minute lines in the cold metal. The antipenetration plate proved an unwanted tactile sensation, which made concentration initially frustrating. A full minute passed, her fingers idly twisting the heavy dial that moved like a dream upon its well-oiled tumblers. With a TL rating of 30-6, this safe was comfortably resistant to tool entry.

Which is why the old-fashioned method proved tried-and-true.

Easing into the feel of the box, taking in its density and seeking its secrets, the moment of connection suddenly hit. Eyes closed, Rachel settled into focus. One precise dumpf vibrated against the tips of her fingers. The beat of a heart. The heart of the combination lock had begun to answer to her manipulations.

Fingers extended and forehead pressed to the steel door, she twisted slowly to the left. Nothing to hear; ten thick inches of steel beneath her fingertips. Just... sense.

Smooth roll. Twist quickly. Spin for the feel. Grip the stop and...dumpf.

One number remained.

Easing out her right leg, Rachel counteracted an oncoming cramp. Crouched on her left leg, she wiggled her toes within the black nylon rubber-soled creepers. She should have worked out this morning but lately it was easy to slack. Why push her body to its limit when there was no longer anyone to force that maniacal control?

Concentrate.

Final spin. Rachel pressed the side of each hand--pinkie fingers inward--to the dial and rotated steadily. So close. Feel for the final wheel to click into place.

Crackin' boxes, you're a natural, sweet. A whisper from her past, flavored with a British accent.

A few notes of a hummed tune visited her memory. She didn't know the words, only the rhythm. How many times had she replayed that tune in her head? And always when on a job. What was the song? It was familiar, but--

Focus!

Chasing off the seductive slip into memory, Rachel nodded once as each number passed with her rotation. Counting, waiting, anticipating...

Dumpf. The gate and fence mechanism dropped into place.