That didn’t stop him from trying, though. Jameson was a real potato and wasn’t nearly as suave as he believed himself to be. As if his presence alone would make her break down and confess everything. Jameson made it a point to stop by once a week or so. And that’s the way Jessie liked to keep it. A girlfriend with a little more power than normal, sure. The Feds, and most everyone else, assumed she was the Phoenix’s moll. Only Joe and her best friend-and best act-Maude, knew that she and the Phoenix were one and the same. Having the Phoenix as her boss let her put a little distance between the speakeasy’s owner and herself, and her employees did better thinking their boss was male. The man was determined to bring down the Phoenix, the mythical man Jessie had fabricated to run her speakeasy, The Red Phoenix.
Maybe his family was wealthy, and the little weasel just liked to ruin people’s lives. His wardrobe was far too nice for him to be totally clean, but if he was taking bribes it wasn’t from her. But at least it had kept him out of her business. Bottles Jessie was fairly sure went straight down the man’s gullet rather than into the sewer where they were supposed to go. The last one had left her alone, as long as he was allowed to confiscate a few bottles of her father’s best gin every month. He was the first prohi agent who seemed immune to bribes.
She turned back to the woman at the counter, trying to ignore the loathsome man.Įarl Jameson was particularly troublesome, even for a prohibition agent. He tried to be charming but never quite pulled it off. He smiled, though Jessie didn’t buy it for a second. Go ahead and take care of your customers. Jameson’s eyebrow rose a notch as he cast a glance around her busy shop. A small crowd gathered at her counter, a sight that would have warmed her heart if it wasn’t for the presence of Jameson lurking in the corner.Īgent Jameson, she called. Jessica Harlan brought the cleaver down with enough force to sever the bone and then wiped her bloody hand on her apron. Manufactured in the United States of America Visit our website at Scandalous is an imprint of Entangled Publishing, LLC.Ĭover design by Gwen Hayes and Heidi Stryker For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the Publisher. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form or by any means. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.Ĭopyright © 2014 by Michelle McLean. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Get Scandalous with these historical reads…
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