Discover heart-racing intrigue in this Thriller Short of romantic suspense.

Originally published in LOVE IS MURDER (2013),

edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown.

In this Thriller Short, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child shows that not every romance ends happily, not even when the story involves a prince. Sometimes the story ends with a bang, the kind that can be deadly.

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Diamond Drop by Roxanne St. Claire

Cold Moonlight by Carla Neggers

Poisoned by Beverly Barton

Speechless by Robert Browne

Lockdown by Andrea Kane

Spider’s Tango by William Simon

Night Heat by Laura Griffin

B.A.D. Mission by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Deadly Fixation by Dianna Love

Hot Note by Patricia Rosemoor

Last Shot by Jon Land & Jeff Ayers

Grave Danger by Heather Graham

Without Mercy by Mariah Stewart

Even Steven by D.P. Lyle

Dying to Score by Cindy Gerard

The Number of Man by J.T. Ellison

Hard Drive by Bill Floyd

After Hours by William Bernhardt

Blood In, Blood Out by Brenda Novak

Wed to Death by Vicki Hinze

The Honeymoon by Julie Kenner

Execution Dock by James Macomber

In Atlantis by Alexandra Sokoloff

Break Even by Pamela Callow

Dirty Down Low by Debra Webb

Broken Hallelujah by Toni McGee Causey

Holding Mercy by Lori Armstrong

Vacation Interrupted by Allison Brennan

I Heard a Romantic Story by Lee Child