A crime leader has fallen for the wrong woman. She’s his hostage in a heist, and if he leaves any witnesses, his colleagues will kill them both.
A hostage isn’t supposed to develop feelings for her captor—a man who’s the antithesis of everything I stand for. And my captor isn’t supposed to see me in a way no one else ever has, let alone want to protect me from the other men who plan to end my life…
Surrendering to our unexpected feelings could spell death for us both. Especially when Easton is given a direct order: Kill me, or they’ll kill him and his brother.
Soon, our lives, along with the lives of everyone we love, are in danger. And time is running out…
You’ll love this dangerous romance (standalone with no cliffhanger, contains darker themes with mature content—reader discretion is advised) because the page-turner involving dark secrets, kidnapping, and murder will keep you glued to the pages with heart-pounding suspense and blow-your mind twists…
I kicked my foot toward him, hoping to slam the heel of my foot into his nose. But he blocked that one, too. I tried to yank away from his grip, but doing so rocked the chair and tilted one side of it into the air. Before I could correct the center of gravity, the chair tipped over, sending me into a free fall, my nose on a collision course with the wooden planks.
But he grabbed me before I hit—one arm around my stomach, his other hand gripping my upper arm.
He pulled me into a standing position as if I weighed nothing and set me back on my feet.
“Careful,” he said, a blend of irritation and enjoyment seeping from his tone. “I’d hate to see you hurt that beautiful face of yours.”
“Because you prefer to do it yourself?”
I heard him huff a laugh-breath.
Why isn’t he letting go of me?
He stood there, his hands on my body, doing what? Staring at me? Smelling like burnt sugar.
Strange. I’d have expected him to smell like chemically rotting feet, not delicious and inviting.
“So, this is what you do?” I said, heat pooling beneath my cheeks. “Break into people’s homes and then murder them if they happen to come inside?”
No answer.
“What an exemplary member of society we have here,” I snarled.
“Let me give you some advice.” His tone was low and even.
“This ought to be good. Advice from a criminal. I’m waiting with bated breath.”
He tightened his grip around my waist until my chest pushed into his. “You’re bound and blindfolded and at my mercy. Provoking the very person who holds your life in his hands is unwise.”
This is the third book in this series. They can be read as
standalone books. The heroin in this book is also the best friend to Jenna in
the first book, she is also friends with Fallon in the second book. Zoey hasn’t
it easy for quite some time. It seems like every time she gets her feet under
her something else happens. Her father is leaving with her after getting hit by
a car in a hit and run. Finances are strained to the max. She is going to get
pawn the only thing she has left worth anything. First, she needs to get it out
the safe at her father’s condo. Things take a turn when she walks in on a
robbery. One of the robbers, Easton saves her life though. They have an instant
connection. Now the others involved and some others that are part of the
robbery ring want her died. No witnesses. Easton is going to protect Zoey even
if that means losing his life. One way to make sure Zoey is safe is for Easton
to turn himself in and give the names of the others. Only he can’t protect Zoey
in the meantime. Will Easton be able to protect Zoey or will the others get to
them before they can work things out with the police. This book has lots of
twists and turns. This wasn’t my favorite book of the series. Zoey and her
father have lots of secrets and misunderstanding, non-communication between
them. This book takes you on a wild ride. Once again, the Hero, Easton is only
doing what he needs to do to survive. He finds himself at a cross roads. He
began robbing to survive. Now his brother wants to keep doing it and is getting
involved with more dangerous people. He has been existing. Then he met Zoey. I
look forward to reading the next book when it comes out. Great job Kathy. This
series is a great read.
AUTHOR BIO
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Kathy Lockheart is an author of Suspenseful Romance novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.
I've built this chapter from the ground up and I'm not about to watch everything I worked so hard to build go down in flames, but keeping this throne may cost me everything I hold dear.
I lost the love of my life years ago, and since then no woman has come close to filling the emptiness that hole has left in my heart. I've pretty much given up on there ever being a second chance at a love like that again for me. I've accepted that it just isn't in the cards.
Until I meet one very right woman in one very wrong place at one very wrong time.
Nicole James is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal
bestselling author who loves writing about hot alpha men who'll do anything for
the women they love! Her stories are filled with struggle, conflict and real
human emotion. She is the author of the Evil Dead MC series, the Brothers Ink
Tattoo series and more.
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Life just threw me a curveball. I have to find a new place to live, but it must be in-district, because my son has his heart set on riding the bus to his first day of kindergarten.
When my brother’s sexy best friend suggests we move in with him, I have to remind myself the offer was for his spare bedrooms… not his bed.
Graham was my childhood crush and being in proximity with him is bringing back all kinds of feelings I thought were long gone. Looks like this time, he’s experiencing them too.
The problem is, now I have a son to think of. We’ve been through enough, and I can’t risk his heart… or mine.
Graham
My gorgeous new roommate is off limits. Not only is she my best friend’s little sister, she’s a single mom looking for help… not a hookup.
From the moment she’s under my roof, sparks fly, and suddenly the girl I’ve known my whole life becomes the woman I want long term.
I know I should stay away. Addyson deserves better than sneaking around, but she’s afraid to give me more. Plus the little boy she’s trying to protect… he’s already stolen my heart.
To let her get away… let them get away, would be a crying shame.
Murder comes knocking when a killer hunts for budding amateur detective Pineapple “Motts” Mottley in the fourth novel of the Motts Cold Case Mystery series.
The past and present collide for Motts when two serial killer brothers barge into her plans for Christmas in London. Her desire to solve her childhood friend’s murder brings her ever closer to danger. She finds herself one fall away from the grave herself.
When one of her former primary school teachers winds up dead in her burning house, Motts realizes the mystery is far more twisted than she ever imagined.
Is she running out of time to catch not one but two killers?
What sort of macabre gift will Motts find wrapped under the tree?
A Pineapple, a cat in a sweater, and a turtle hide in a garden in the middle of winter to avoid the clutches of the icy queen ogre.
Right.
Mildly dramatic.
More than mildly dramatic.
After living in Cornwall for almost a year, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley hadn’t anticipated returning home for the holidays. Not when home meant her overbearing mother and her mild-mannered, loving father. If it hadn’t been for the serial killer trying to complete his schoolgirl collection, she’d have stayed hidden in her little cottage on the top of the cliff above Polperro.
No one knew for certain who the serial killer was. Or if they were really after her. The police had managed to determine many of the girls in her primary school class had been murdered or died in suspicious circumstances over the past thirty-plus years.
Definitely not a coincidence.
So Motts had resigned herself to spending most of December in her childhood home. With her parents. At forty years old. She was not looking forward to any of it, considering she’d left London for a reason.
To get away from the noise and her mother.
Sometimes the noise is Mum.
Her mother meant well. She just hadn’t ever managed to adjust to having a daughter who was autistic, asexual, and biromantic. Motts had hoped at some point she would.
She hadn’t.
At least her mother had stopped trying to set her up on dates with unsuspecting men and women. Motts had enough chaos in her life. She didn’t need random strangers thinking of her romantically.
This is the fourth book in this series. They need to be read
in order. This book also has a cool little cross over with the boys from the
London Podcast Mystery Series by Dahlia. Motts is spending the Christmas season
in London with her parents. Her detective said it would be safer. Turns out not
so much. They are getting closer to figuring out who has been killing the girls
in her year at school. Motts is smack dab in the middle of it. As if someone
trying to kill her isn’t enough there is her mother. She treats Motts like she
is incapable of living on her own and knowing what she needs. Her dad doesn’t
say anything to dissuade her mother but her other family members do step in.
Motts gang isn’t going to make her go through this alone and come to London as
well. Will they be able to figure out who is after Motts before its to late? I
love this series so much. This book was a great conclusion to who was killing
the girls in Motts year. Motts is such a fantastic character. Maybe just maybe
she has found her special someone who understands what she needs to be her person.
Motts gang of friends are amazing. Always there for her. Knowing when to push
and when to pull back and just give her space. I hope there will be more Motts books
in the future. Fantastic job Dahlia.
Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress. Dahlia is an autistic who prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters. She has found great happiness with her husband, her tiny dog Bacon, and her collection of books and video games.
Dahlia has worked over the years as a teacher, insurance adjuster, and even had a brief stint as the pianist in a band–very brief, like three weeks. She uses her experiences as a TCK travelling around the world during the first twenty-years of her life to add spice to her stories.
