Bleeding Hearts (China Bayles Mystery #15)

By: Susan Wittig Albert

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Synopsis: With her tea and herbal businesses expanding faster than she could have imagined, China Bayles is already short on time-all the time. But even she can't refuse when her stepson's principal approaches her to conduct a sensitive investigation of one of Pecan Springs's most prominent citizens. Coach Tim Duffy is handsome, charming, and married to a member of the local aristocracy. He also led the high school football team to victory in the Texas state championships for two years in a row, which makes him a god on earth, as far as some people are concerned. But there's one person who disagrees. An anonymous accuser has made shocking allegations of improper behavior-accusations that lead China to look into the coach's past. What she uncovers is a perplexing story Of forbidden desire, deception, and questionable circumstances surrounding a young woman's death. And the deeper China digs, the more she fears that the town's beloved coach may be more dangerous than anyone knows-and that his latest obsession is about to hit all too close to her own home...