title: Mrs. Atwater
author:  Carmel Hayes Westerman 
description: Carmel Hayes was born in Ontario, Canada and moved to Long Beach, CA when she was twelve. She has a Bachelors degree from California State University  Sacramento. Her degree is in Social Work has helped her better understand the full range of human emotions. And, as a former Canadian, is familiar with the welfare history. She is a member of 'Write on the Edge', a writing group in Yuma, Arizona, and belongs to both the Haiku Society of America and the World Haiku Club. Mrs. Atwater is her second novel.
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  If she wants to stay alive...  
  She must remember who wants her dead.
  
  
  Returning to Bishop’s Rock is meant to jolt Lea Westin’s memory. But only more
  questions greet her. Questions, and Cole Matheson, who announces Lea had hired
  him to investigate threats against her life. With no recollection of her own
  past, can Lea believe the man claiming to be her loving husband? Or does she
  trust the sexy stranger who feels oddly familiar and dangerous in an entirely
  different way?
  
  
    
    
  “Why are you staring at me like that?”
  
  
  He gave a slight shrug. “I’m just trying to figure you out.”
  
  
  “Figure me out? What do you mean by that?”
  
  
  His gaze narrowed as he continued to watch her. “Either you’re a very good
  actress or you really do have amnesia. In either case, you and I need to have
  a little chat, Mrs. Westin.”
  
  
  Lea’s hand crept to her throat. She felt vulnerable and exposed and she had no
  idea why. “Then you do know me?”
  
  
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