Poisoned Promises

POISONED PROMISES by Maggie Thom –––––––– –––––––– It’s not only illegal... it’s lethal. Bryana has only come home to find someone to work with her disabled mother. She soon discovers however that she still has a burning anger at her father who abandoned them years before. It’s time he pays with his precious company, Pratner Fertilizer. Lee hates Pratner Fertilizer. They killed his father and now, almost his uncle. Going undercover he uses the heir to get a job with the company. Bryana believes she can use Lee to get answers and to take down her father. Only she discovers there is a whole lot more to his company than making and selling fertilizer. Her father has been developing a deadly chemical for years and has made millions off of it. How are they going to stop a man who has paid off government officials? Who knows how to play the game? Poisoned Promises a new novel in The Prairie Crime Thriller Series. "Oh, my goodness!!!! What a page turner!! Could not stop reading..." Ingrid "Wow!! I am momentarily speechless. I have just finished reading this book and it is fantastic. It was so packed with tension and intrigue..." Gill Clay This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously and any resemblance to actual people, alive or dead, business, establishments, locales or events is entirely coincidental. Any references to real events, business, organizations or locales are intended to only give the fiction a sense of realism and authenticity. ©Copyright Glenna Mageau (2023) All Rights ReservedPublished by Quadessence PressCover Design: GMT Books Formatted by: GMT Books Edited by: M Ammons ISBN: 9781990787058 Ebook This book is my gift to share with you. It is meant to take you on an adventure beyond your fingertips. 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Learn more at: maggiethom.com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58 Chapter 59 Chapter 60 Chapter 61 Chapter 62 Chapter 63 Fractured Lines Acknowledgements A Note from the Author Books by Maggie Thom FREE Ebook About the Author Chapter 1 –––––––– “Doctor, what is going on? What happened?” Meredith demanded. Or tried to but her voice was somewhat garbled. Wilson Sr. pressed his hand to her shoulder, trying to calm her. She’d been in that hospital bed for five days. In and out over the last year, but this time it looked like her health had taken a turn for the worse. The first few days were spent saving her life but, now that she seemed to be out of the woods on that score, the questions were starting. The doctor looked barely old enough to be out of college, but he was well respected in his field. Or so they’d been told. “You’ve had a stroke.” That seemed to be the doctor’s response any time Meredith tried to talk. He didn’t seem to think she’d comprehended that fact yet. “How? I’m not even forty years old? It’s not normal, right? I can’t feel anything on my left side. Will that come back?” Wilson winced at the sounds coming out of Meredith’s mouth. His once very articulate wife was struggling to make sense. Taking a stab at what she had tried to say, he asked, “Any news on why this happened? Will she gain anything back or is this it?” He kept his eyes from straying to her basically dead left side. She didn’t seem to be able to move or feel anything there. The doctor looked down at the clipboard he was holding. “We’re going to do some more tests. It is unusual but not unheard of for someone your age to have a stroke.” Meredith burst into tears. She’d been doing that a lot. That part of her body still seemed to work just fine. Wilson squeezed her hand. He was in shock, too. His beautiful wife had changed almost overnight. Her health issues had been that she’d seemed more tired than normal. She’d had an upset stomach. She’d had headaches. She’d had tingling in her fingers. That had been one thing, but this? Unlike the doctor, though, Wilson had a good idea what had brought this on.