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In My Sights
A 1Night Stand
Story
Pararescuemen Series
– Book 2
BLURB:
Six months ago, Siobhan
Cantrell’s world was changed forever by a sniper’s bullet. The incident
transformed her from a secure confident woman to a recluse, afraid to leave her
own home. When her friends urge her to re-enter the world of the living, they
suggest Madame Eve’s 1Night Stand dating service. Nervous, she signs up and
learns the company is renown for in-depth background checks and safe
encounters. So, how dangerous could it be?
Sergeant Bobby Martin has
witnessed Madame Eve’s magic firsthand. His teammate found true love through
her service. Still a skeptic but giving in to peer pressure, the Air Force
Pararescueman signs himself up. When he meets Siobhan, his doubts fly out the
window—unfortunately bullets start flying in them. Determined to protect her
from a sniper that won’t give up, Bobby vows to keep her safe. As their
chemistry ramps up, so does the sniper’s attempts.
Can Bobby keep Siobhan
alive, or will the killer catch them in his sights?
Genre: Contemporary, military romance, erotic romance,
suspense/thriller
Heat level: 4
Word count – 16k
Cover art by Fantasia Frog Designs
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EXCERPT:
Siobhan entered the large suite and
glanced around. She’d used every ounce of strength she possessed to walk
through the front doors of the hotel and into the dining room. But with Bobby
standing behind her, the fine hairs on the back of her neck that had irritated
her all evening, eased.
She strode through the room, flipping on
lights, checking the bathroom. When she slid the shower curtain back, she
stopped herself. What the hell am I doing?
Turning, she caught her reflection in
the mirror, the scar on her temple a permanent reminder of everything she’d
lost. The sniper had taken so much from her. But did that mean she had to lose
her future, too?
By talking her into contacting Madame
Eve, her friends had given her a second chance at getting some semblance of
control again. And what am I doing? Looking over my shoulder, watching the
balcony for shooters, and checking the bathtub for the damn bogeyman while a
hot-blooded, gorgeous man is waiting in the bedroom.
And damn it, she wanted to quit hiding
in the shadows. If she could survive that day six months ago, then she was damn
well done cowering in fear. Hadn’t the bastard taken enough from her? In the
past, she’d never shied away from her sexual side. She’d embraced it.
The past six months had been damn
lonely. Time to take control again. Starting with the sexy Bobby Martin.
She turned to leave the bathroom and
came smack up against a hard male body. He reached out to steady her as she
stumbled.
“You okay?”
She pressed her palms on his chest in an
attempt to recover her equilibrium—and what a chest. All hard, sculpted muscle.
“Uh, yeah, I was just––”
“Looking for the bad guy?” He chuckled.
Heat rushed up her neck and claimed her
face. “That obvious, huh?”
Taking her hands in his, he led her into
the bedroom. “It’s what I do. If I can’t recognize someone clearing a room, I
have no business in Special Ops.”
He tugged her against him, and she had
to stop herself from swooning. The men she used to date were nothing close to
Bobby. Sure, they’d been fit, but not like this man. He radiated strength and
unadulterated male. Something that couldn’t be bottled if you tried. Pure
down-and-dirty sex—she tilted her head and eyed him—yet something more.
He gave the impression he actually
cared. After listening to her story downstairs, he’d understood immediately how
uncomfortable she’d been, sitting in the open dining room, and had gotten her
the heck out of there.
She could get used to a man like him.
Except tonight would be a one-night stand—something she intended to take full
advantage of. Slipping her hands under his shirt, she let her fingers glide up
the rock hard abs and sculpted chest until her fingers brushed over his
nipples.
His grip tightened on her arms, and his
gaze darkened with lust. “Damn.”
A thrill shot through her at the
reaction she’d produced, and as she stared up at him, desire coiled low in her
body.
“Look, I’m not gonna lie to you.” He
loosened his hold on her while he perused her face, settling on her mouth. “I
wasn’t sure about this one-night thing to start with, but after seeing
you…well, I can definitely follow through. No problem.” He shifted his attention
to her eyes, the naked heat swirling in his baby blues causing her breath to
catch. “But after what all you told me, I want you to know I get it. We can
play this thing any way you want. Fast. Slow. Or I can just hold you.” He
trailed his fingers up and down her arms, sending delicious tingles along her
skin. “Though I’ll admit, that’s not my first choice.”
She stared at him. God, he was such a
gentleman. Without hesitating, she lifted onto her toes, wrapped her arms
around his neck, crushed her mouth against his, and…holy crap, what a kiss! Her
pulse jumped, her head spun. A fire sparked deep inside her, and her breath
caught at the passion winding through her. She didn’t know what she’d been
expecting exactly, but not anything like this.
Before she melted into a puddle at his
feet, she broke the kiss and gazed up at him. “Does that answer your question?”
A
sexy grin curved his lips. “Yes, ma’am.”
Garland & Gould
Romance with a Twist…or two
L. J. Garland
Though born and raised in the south, L.J. Garland has lived on
both the east and west coasts. She adores traveling, the latest adventures
added to her Bucket List: Machu Pichu and Australia’s Rainforest and Great
Barrier Reef.
Married to her best friend for over twenty
years, she spends her time home schooling three rambunctious boys, editing in
the epub industry, and writing stories that she hopes catches her readers’
imaginations as much as the characters and plotlines captivate her. In her
spare time (what there is of it LOL), she has a multitude of hobbies,
including building archery equipment from scratch and creating stained glass.
She has a passion for anything that goes Boom! …from
fireworks to high-powered combat rifles…it’s all good. She and her husband
are both rated helicopter pilots and spent their 10thanniversary
flying cross-country from east to west coast…an adventure she highly
recommends.
A member of RWA, she
has several published books, including Cadence Interrupted, On the
Fringes, Dreamspell Revenge Anthology, and MechMan,
she’s now teamed up with Debbie Gould. Having complete one manuscript, Sins
of the Mind, they are hard at work, brainstorming and writing the
creative new Sentinel Series.
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Debbie Gould
Born in Wichita
Falls, Texas, at the age of two Debbie and her mother moved to New Jersey,
spending many happy years on her grandparents' horse farm. You'll sometimes
find this setting as a backdrop in her work.
As a teenager, she
and her mother found a new home in Vermont, where she currently resides.
With a daughter in the Air Force (along with Debbie's six-year-old grandson),
and two sons working for the family Well Drilling business, Debbie now
shuffles her time between a full time job as a nurse and her
writing career.
About seven years ago, while looking at over three hundred treasured books lining her shelves, she realized there was a multitude of stories of her own clamoring for release. Since then, she's seriously persevered in keeping the keyboard in constant motion. With three published books complete, Mountain's Echo and Infidelity, andNovember Rain, Debbie is now working with a partner, L.J. Garland. Together, they have finished one manuscript, Sins Of the Mind, and are now working on their Sentinel Series.
Debbie has been a
member of KOD, FTHRW, ELEMENTS and RWA Online.
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Author Links
We can be tracked down at http://www.garland-and-gould.blogspot.com/ where
we blog, chat about stuff, and interview other authors.
- L.J. can be caught at www.lj-garland.com and emailed at mail@lj-garland.com You can also tweet her at @LJ_Garland1
- Debbie can be found at http://www.authordebbiegould.com/ and emailed at mountecho2006@yahoo.com.
- We love hearing from people who have enjoyed our stories!
- L.J. can be caught at www.lj-garland.com and emailed at mail@lj-garland.com You can also tweet her at @LJ_Garland1
- Debbie can be found at http://www.authordebbiegould.com/ and emailed at mountecho2006@yahoo.com.
- We love hearing from people who have enjoyed our stories!
