Peggy Staggs

Deception Road Peggy Staggs

For Ensley Markus, the joy of Christmas is dulled by the memory of her father's death. She holds tight to the bright spot in her new life, her developing relationship with Jack Trace, the Sheriff of Spirit Springs. The promise of the season vanishes when Don March arrives. He's Ensley's former fiancé and a high ranking CIA official. He brings with him deceit, deception, and a secret mission for Jack.
Their white Christmas turns into a hundred year blizzard isolating the town. When Jack is kidnapped. Ensley is forced to ask the man from her past, to help her find the man she hopes will be her future.
Don tells Ensley about one of Jack's missions gone terribly wrong. One where Jack is not only a thief but a murderer.
Struggling to sift through the lies, Ensley races against time to outsmart the kidnappers and save Jack. She knows it's up to her to discover the truth and keeping them both alive. Her world falls apart when Jack tells her Don's story is true.