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M.LY PERFECT
O 1999 by Caroline Anderson
~Jbllshecl by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.
CHAPTER ONE
Tm~ village was as dark as pitch， the few streetlights
long since extinguished. Connie struggled for her
purse in the bottomless pit of her handbag and tugged
out a few notes for the taxi driver.
Got any change， love? he asked. I m a bit short
tonight.
She debated searching her bag again for loose coins
and dismissed the idea. The clatter of the diesel engine
was rattling the windows in all the houses， and any
minute now lights would start to come on.
Forget it， she told him， dredging up a weary smile.
， Don t worry about the change. Thank you.
Sure? Cheers， then， he said with a gnn， and she
~tched his tail lights disappear， taking the clatter with
it. The silence of the night settled back around her like
a familiar blanket， and she scooped up her luggage，
struggled to find her keys with her uncooperative and
useless hand and let herself in.
A wave of fur and slurping tongues assaulted her，
and she chuckled and sat down on the bottom step，
letting them get it out of their systems. The dogs
sniffed her plaster cast curiously， licking her numb，
stiff fingers with care， as if they sensed all was not
quite well. Good boys， she whispered. Now go and
lie down.
Their tails lashed， and she bumped and trailed up-
stairs with her luggage， the dogs hopefully in tow.
Oh， all right， then， just this once， she scolded
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