{"id":1956,"date":"2010-02-01T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T05:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/?p=1956"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:25","slug":"a-corpse-a-cop-and-canines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/a-corpse-a-cop-and-canines","title":{"rendered":"A Corpse, a&nbsp;Cop, and Canines."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wel\u00adcome to the pro\u00adgres\u00adsive sto\u00adry, a&nbsp;great way to cel\u00ade\u00adbrate Ground\u00adhog Day! You\u2019ve found Chap\u00adter one of our&nbsp;story,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A Corpse, a&nbsp;Cop, and Some Canines<\/span>. I\u2019m sure this will be on the best\u00adsellers list soon, and it might win a&nbsp;Pulitzer or two. I\u2019m not sure how that works, but I&nbsp;do know that this will be a&nbsp;lot more fun than watch\u00ading Punx\u00adatawny Phil on&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">TV<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span class=\"caps\">UPDATE<\/span>! The entire pro\u00adgres\u00adsive sto\u00adry is now avail\u00adable <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">for free down\u00adload right&nbsp;here:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/26402098-A-Corpse-A-Cop-And-Canines1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"caps\">DOWNLOAD<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">NOW<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Table of Con\u00adtents. It is sort of like the Holy&nbsp;Grail.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alan\u00adna&nbsp;Coca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deecarney.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dee Car\u00adney<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/authorjuniperbell.blogspot.com\/?zx=260cc75692466eb6\" target=\"_blank\">Juniper Bell<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 4: <a href=\"http:\/\/annmariegamble.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/02\/a-corpse-a-cop-and-canines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Marie Gamble<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 5: <a href=\"http:\/\/b-sheridan.livejournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bar\u00adbara Sheridan<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 6: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csdaley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Christo\u00adpher&nbsp;Daley<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.preposteroustwaddlecock.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ray Garton<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/psychoticblah.blogspot.com\/?zx=30ce3e4b9c24f5b9\" target=\"_blank\">Heather Wild\u00adman<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chap\u00adter 9: <a href=\"http:\/\/culinarycarnivale.blogspot.com\/?zx=36c2fbf2549aa497\" target=\"_blank\">Saran\u00adna De&nbsp;Wylde<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the end of Chap\u00adter One, you\u2019ll find a&nbsp;link to the next blog, erot\u00adic romance author Dee Carney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1957 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/black_wolf.jpg\" alt width=\"604\" height=\"403\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">A Corpse, a&nbsp;Cop, and some Canines<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Chapter One<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u2013&gt;<\/span><!--more--><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>We can\u2019t walk away.\u201d Jes\u00adsi\u00adca held a&nbsp;hand over her nose and mouth. The stench of the bloat\u00ading body was noth\u00ading like she\u2019d ever encoun\u00adtered before. She\u2019d already emp\u00adtied her stom\u00adach behind a&nbsp;stump, but she had to swal\u00adlow a&nbsp;few times to keep from gagging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Casey had wrapped her\u00adself as tight\u00adly as pos\u00adsi\u00adble in her jack\u00adet, as if that were the only thing keep\u00ading her from falling apart. \u201cI just don\u2019t want to get involved. You know they look at the peo\u00adple who dis\u00adcov\u00ader the body as pos\u00adsi\u00adble suspects.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>And if they find out we were here and didn\u2019t report it, we\u2019d look even guiltier.\u201d\u00c2&nbsp; Jes\u00adsi\u00adca spun around and pinched her eyes shut. She couldn\u2019t look at the naked corpse any more. The girl looked to be in her ear\u00adly twen\u00adties, her blond hair tan\u00adgled in the tall grass and twigs. \u201cStay here. I\u2019m going for&nbsp;help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jes\u00adsi\u00adca ignored her friend\u2019s protests, and hoped her legs would car\u00adry her back up the incline to the high\u00adway before she col\u00adlapsed. She\u2019d nev\u00ader seen a&nbsp;dead body before, and now her first hap\u00adpened to be a&nbsp;mur\u00adder vic\u00adtim. It would be a&nbsp;long time before the vision of that girl\u2019s death mask would leave her mem\u00ado\u00adry, and she\u2019d nev\u00ader for\u00adget that&nbsp;smell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She stead\u00adied her\u00adself on the still-warm hood of her car, but before she could even get inside and to her cell phone, she looked down the high\u00adway to see a&nbsp;police car head\u00ading her&nbsp;way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank God. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jes\u00adsi\u00adca scram\u00adbled into the mid\u00addle of the road, and waved fran\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly. Her heart drummed in her ears as she watched the cop pull over, his car fac\u00ading hers on the shoul\u00adder, and flip on the flash\u00ading lights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He was out of the car before she could reach him. \u201cCar trouble?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>Uh\u2026\u201d Good Lord. Jes\u00adsi\u00adca had to crane her neck in order to see his face. Broad shoul\u00adders, thick neck\u2026damn. This had to be the hottest cop she\u2019d ever seen. Black hair cut short, and thick dark eye\u00adbrows fram\u00ading a&nbsp;set of gor\u00adgeous blue eyes. She bit her lip, and let her gaze trav\u00adel down his deli\u00adcious-look\u00ading body, then back up, lin\u00adger\u00ading on the hand\u00adcuffs dan\u00adgling from his util\u00adi\u00adty belt. Before her imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion could get too far, she met his&nbsp;eyes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now, one of those brows had raised in amuse\u00adment. \u201cNeed a&nbsp;jump?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oh yeah. She need\u00aded a&nbsp;jump all right. She knew her wicked thoughts showed, because He grinned, flash\u00ading a&nbsp;set of white teeth. She was mes\u00admer\u00adized by his teeth for some rea\u00adson. Almost like they were sharp\u00ader than normal\u2026fangs? Not like\u00adly. Snap out of it, Jess. Fangs. Ha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>I\u2019ve got a&nbsp;cable,\u201d he con\u00adtin\u00adued, those blue eyes glint\u00ading naughtily.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>A cable?\u201d Jessica\u2019s mind cleared, and she rushed back toward the incline. \u201cNo\u2026no\u2026we didn\u2019t have car trou\u00adble. We found a&nbsp;body. My friend and I&nbsp;were gath\u00ader\u00ading lime\u00adstone for an art project and we pulled over\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her words rushed out, and she only hoped they made sense. They must have, because she could hear him fol\u00adlow\u00ading her down the incline while she spilled everything.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Now, I\u2019d like to intro\u00adduce best sell\u00ading and award win\u00adning author, Dee Car\u00adney. Dee writes erot\u00adic romances in the para\u00adnor\u00admal, urban fan\u00adta\u00adsy and con\u00adtem\u00adpo\u00adrary inter\u00adra\u00adcial gen\u00adres. If you\u2019re look\u00ading for some\u00adthing a&nbsp;lit\u00adtle spici\u00ader, don\u2019t for\u00adget\u00c2&nbsp;Mor\u00adgan Sier\u00adra, Dee\u2019s alter ego. On to<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/deecarney.com\/blog\" target=\"_self\">Chap\u00adter&nbsp;Two\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wel\u00adcome to the pro\u00adgres\u00adsive sto\u00adry, a&nbsp;great way to cel\u00ade\u00adbrate Ground\u00adhog Day! You\u2019ve found Chap\u00adter one of our&nbsp;sto\u00adry, A&nbsp;Corpse, a&nbsp;Cop, and Some Canines. 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