What happens when negligent plastic surgeons receive a taste of their own medicine…?
Chicago
investigative reporter, Eden Risk, receives an unmarked envelope
containing a postcard ordering her to watch the enclosed DVD…or someone
else dies. No Police. After Eden watches the DVD, a gruesome, horrifying
surgery, she turns to the private criminal investigation agency, CORE,
for help. Only she hadn’t expected that help to come with a catch. Her
former lover, Hudson Patterson, has been assigned to the case.
Hudson
would rather have another CORE agent handle the investigation. Two
years ago, he’d screwed things up with Eden…bad. And as more DVDs
arrive, Eden and Hudson find themselves not only knee-deep in a twisted
investigation, but forced to deal with their past, and the love they’d
tried to deny.
******** EXCERPT ********
Eden
flinched and when she finally met his gaze, Hudson moved closer,
fighting the urge to reach for her and smooth away the worry creasing
her forehead, to hold her and assure her he’d never let anything happen
to her. He fisted his hands instead. The wariness in her eyes, the
rigidness of her body told him what he needed to know. She wasn’t ready
for what he was willing to offer. Not just sex, but comfort,
familiarity, and maybe this time around more of himself.
“I’m not trying to scare you. I want you to be realistic. I want you safe.”
Gripping
the edge of the kitchen counter, reminding him he’d unintentionally
crowded her, she leaned back. “I appreciate your concern. But I’ll be
well protected tonight. All night.”
Unconvinced
he said, “The security system is good, I’ve seen to it myself, but
having me here—just in case—is an even better security measure.”
“Sorry, but three’s a crowd. I doubt my date will appreciate my babysitter hanging around while we’re...dating.”
She had a frickin’ date?
“Cancel,”
he said, hoping he’d kept the resentment from his voice. Of course he
shouldn’t have expected her to remain celibate since they’d broken up.
He’d had his share of “dates” too. But knowing another man would be
here, in her townhouse, in her bed, had his empty stomach churning with
jealousy. The way his emotions were hitting him like a barrage of
bullets today, he realized he’d never gotten over the loss of what could
have been between them.
No
other woman before or after Eden had stirred his gut with thoughts of
love and all that other stuff he didn’t have the vocabulary to name.
I
didn’t pick up my first romance novel until I was in my late twenties.
Immediately hooked, I read a bazillion books before deciding to write
one of my own. After the birth of my first son I needed something to
keep my mind from turning to mush, and Sesame Street wasn’t cutting it.
While that first book will never see the light of day, something good
had come from writing it. I realized my passion, and had found a career
that I love.
When
I’m not writing contemporary romances and dark, romantic suspense
novels (or reading them!) I’m chasing after my four kids and two
neurotic dogs.
********* GIVEAWAY *********
Kristine will be
awarding $5 Amazon gift cards to four randomly drawn commenters during the tour
as well as print books to six other randomly drawn commenters during the tour
(3 of Pick Me, a contemporary romance, and 3 of Shadow of Danger, book one of
the suspense series. [US ONLY on the books]).
Please remember to leave an email address in case you are a lucky winner. For more chances to enter and win you can follow the tour HERE
2 comments:
HI Lindsey! Thanks so much for hosting my book!
Sounds intriguing
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