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  Pleased it had only been a silly misunderstanding on her part, she snuggled closer. “Well, I do want to know what Dr. Connors said, so I declare the luggage in Davy’s room.”

  Xavier scowled. “You interrogated the witness before coming up here.”

  Preening at her cleverness, she nodded. Truthfully, it was hardly an interrogation. She simply asked Davy how their patient was doing. He told her Xavier was cranky without her; that Dr. Connors and Stone had visited; and Xavier sent him to retrieve a piece of luggage from the train station’s lost and found, which he was to keep in his room until further notice.

  “So what exactly did Dr. Connors say?”

  “He said we could engage in sexual intercourse as long as I remain prone and move neither my chest nor left arm.”

  “I can work within those constraints.” Removing both hers and Xavier’s clothes, she secured a condom and straddled his hips. “So how did you know where to find Mr. Thomas’ luggage?”

  His eyes met hers and his right eyebrow rose in challenge. “You’ll have to interrogate better than that to make me talk.”

  More than happy to torture him with pleasure, she laughed softly. “As you wish, but when you cry out for mercy, no one will come to help you. I’ve locked the door.”

  The End

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  The Adventures of Xavier and Vic

  Book 1

  The Troublesome Apprentice

  By Liza O’Connor

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  Cases to be solved:

  The Key to Aunt Maddy’s Death

  The Missing Husband of Mrs. Wimple

  The Disappearing Scarlet Nun

  The Clever Butcher’s Wife

  The Rescue of Lady Anne

  While investigating the death of a friend and client, Maddy Hamilton, Xavier Thorn (reputed to be the inspiration of Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes) is greatly impressed with Maddy’s nephew, Victor, and offers him a job as his secretary. Aware of Xavier’s history of firing secretaries, Victor garners a promise that he cannot be fired for three months and then proceeds, in Xavier’s view, to be cheeky and impertinent at every turn. Xavier endures ‘the impudent pup’ because Victor is most skilled in extracting the truth from clients and intuiting facts with little evidence to assist. As they solve a string of cases, Xavier discovers a few more important details about his troublesome assistant, such as her true gender, and the realization that she has awakened his long dormant heart.

  Other books by Liza O’Connor

  A Long Road to Love Series

  Humorous Contemporary Disaster Romance

  Worst Week Ever

  Oh Stupid Heart

  Coming to Reason

  Climbing Out of Hell

  The Hardest Love

  CONTEMPORARY SUSPENSE

  White Oak Mafia Series

  Snarky, Romantic, Suspense Thriller

  A Fortune to Die For

  Unexpected Love — Coming Soon

  Dance or Die — Coming Soon

  Requires Rescue Series

  Often Humorous, Contemporary, Romance/Suspense

  Each is a standalone book with a special twist

  All have a strong woman who requires help from a strong man.

  Saving Casey

  SINGLE CONTEMPORARY BOOKS

  Ghost Lover

  Humorous, Contemporary Romance with Ghost & Ghost cat

  HISTORICAL

  The Adventures of Xavier & Vic

  Humorous, Late Victorian Sleuth Series

  The Troublesome Apprentice

  The Missing Partner

  A Right to Love (a romantic spinoff)

  The Mesmerist

  Well Kept Secrets

  Pack of Trouble

  The Darkest Days

  SINGLE HISTORICAL NOVELS

  Untamed & Unabashed

  Spinoff from Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice

  SCIENCE FICTION

  The Multiverse Series

  Sci-Fi Soap Opera with humor, romance, and science

  The Gods of Probabilities

  Surviving Outbound

  Surviving Terranue

  Surviving Sojourn

  Artificial Intelligence

  Sci-Fi/Romance

  Public Secrets

  Birth of Adam