Literary Las Vegas: Elizabeth Lowell
Literary Las Vegas
Nevada author Elizabeth Lowell has more than 20 million copies of her books in print, from “Forget Me Not” and “A Woman Without Lies” to “Autumn Lover” and “Winter Fire.”
Her newest novel, “Dangerous Refuge,” follows a police detective investigating his uncle’s death on a rural Nevada ranch and his unlikely teaming with the woman who found his uncle dead.
Excerpt from ‘Dangerous Refuge’
No rings. No trophy jewelry. What is a single woman like her doing in this plastic party set?
There were several ways to answer that question, but only one of them appealed to Tanner. He moved closer to her, close enough to smell her light perfume.
“I think you’re the only person here who is genuinely sad at Lorne’s death,” Tanner said. “And I owe you an apology.”
Shaye took a quick half breath and turned fully toward the man she had watched across the room. He was standing within easy reach now, as close as he had been last night.
But tonight he didn’t look and act like a grizzly bear.
