“Sherry Waterman muttered to herself as she stepped out of her PT Cruiser and onto the main street of Pepper, Texas. Heat shimmered up from the black asphalt. Drawing a deep breath, she glanced around with an appraising eye at this town, which was to be her new home. Pepper resembled any number of small mid-Texas towns she’d driven through in the past twenty-four hours. The sun was pounding down with a vengeance, and Sherry wiped her brow with her forearm, looking for someplace to buy a cold dri...nk. She was a couple of weeks early; she’d actually planned it like this, hoping to get a feel for Pepper and the surrounding ranch community before she took over her assignment. In an hour or so she’d drive on to Houston, where she’d visit her friend Norah Cassidy for a couple of weeks, then double back to Pepper. Although it was considerably out of her way, she was curious about this town—and the job she’d accepted as a physician assistant, sight unseen, through a medical-employment agency.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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