Testimony by Vicky J. Rose

Testimony is mainstream fiction, subgenre: thriller. Available from Whiskey Creek Press in e-book form for $6.95.

Jack's best friend and his treacherous wife are murdered at a party. Fourteen years later, Jack is widowed and retired, trying to recover from a miserable marriage and a dangerous career. His friend's daughter, Toni, and her grandfather, Rocky, arrive unexpectedly at his ranch to spend the summer. While Toni and Rocky subtly lure Jack into a May-December romance, he struggles to control his passion in order to protect Toni, and at the same time, keep her from finding out the truth about her parents' death. In the meantime, he discovers Toni is hiding a secret of her own. When killers pursue Toni while looking for incriminating documents left behind by her devious mother, Jack must slip back into a role he thought he was finished with forever.

His best friend suspected him of killer instincts--now, all Jack wants is to return to his roots and forget the lies and deceptions of the past.

Jack's best friend has a hidden reckless streak and an expensive wife.

Sexy and dangerous, her love of money overrides everything, even her husband and daughter-and fuels her hatred of Jack.

Jealousy, more than passion, causes this crooked politician to sleep with other men's wives, especially Jack's and Don's.

The daughter of Jack's best friend, she's become a teenager of unusual beauty and personality-and learned to use both to her advantage.

He's a two-fisted old cowboy who'll fight anyone who might hurt his granddaughter, Toni, including Jack.