Prison Break Hostage
Honor Bound Book 5
by Anna J. Stewart
Genre: Romantic Suspense
She’s
dedicated to helping others…
Now
she’s the one in need of rescue.
As
a witness to a prison bus crash, Dr. Ashley McTavish is only
concerned with saving lives. But when she’s taken hostage, her
own life is threatened. Ashley is undeniably attracted to her sole
protector, a convict called Lucky. But when Lucky’s true identity
as undercover agent Slade Palmer is revealed, he and Ashley must flee
for their lives. Can they protect one another as feelings grow and
danger looms?
From
Harlequin Romantic Suspense: Danger. Passion. Drama.
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Ashley scanned the room, glanced toward
the thick glass windows
overlooking the dense forest. She looked
to her bags, mind racing as she tried to think what she could use as a weapon.
Needles, scalpels, in a pinch one of the bags themselves. He’d killed people
and had been locked up for who knew how long. She braced herself as he passed
by her again, this time to shove the curtains closed. The room darkened, then
went bright again when he clicked on a bedside lamp.
Despite her wobbly legs, Ashley remained
on her feet and watched every single move he made.
“They think you’ll be mine. You’re safe.”
“Safe?” she croaked.
He inclined his head, nodded in
agreement. “Safer than if you weren’t.
Regardless of their loitering, right now
Taras and Olena are more worried about Valeri than they are you. You’d squash
Badger like a spider if he tried anything and he knows it. Javi’s down an arm,
and besides, he’s not the violent type. That leaves you one option for
protection.” He surprised—no, he shocked—her by walking over to the bookcase,
perusing the contents as if he was in a public library. “Me.”
He made it all sound so...simple. And yet
nothing was simple about being locked in a bedroom with a convicted murderer.
“Where are we?”
“Knowing won’t do you any good.”
But knowing might keep her sane. “Where
are we?”
“The last sign I saw before we turned off
the highway was for Lassen
National Forest.”
Her mind raced, trying to remember
something, anything, about their
location, but as she was new to California,
her frame of reference was
limited.
“Asking questions is only going to get
you killed, so I’d suggest you stop.”
He picked out a thriller, read the back
cover copy, set it aside. “I’ll do what I can to keep you safe, but you’ll have
to do your part.”
“And I’m just supposed to believe that?
That you’ll protect me?”
“Given your other choice is to stand
there in a panic, I’d say it’s the better one.” He didn’t even bother to glance
at her. “I won’t hurt you, Dr. Ashley.”
She wanted to believe him. More than she
wanted her next breath.
USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes sweet to sexy romances for Harlequin and ARC Manor’s Caezik Romance. Her sweet Heartwarming books include the Butterfly Harbor series as well as the ongoing Blackwell saga. She also writes the Honor Bound series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and contributes to the bestselling Coltons. A former Golden Heart, Daphne, and National Reader’s Choice finalist, Anna loves writing big community stories where family found is always the theme. Since her first published novella with Harlequin in 2014, Anna has released more than forty novels and novellas and hopes to branch out even more thanks to Caezik Romance.
Anna lives in Northern California where (at the best times) she loves going to the movies, attending fan conventions, and heading to Disneyland, her favorite place on earth. When she’s not writing, she is usually binge-watching her newest TV addiction, re-watching her all-time favorite show, Supernatural, and wrangling two monstrous cats named Rosie and Sherlock. You can read more about Anna at her website, www.AuthorAnnaStewart.com.
3 comments:
I liked the excerpt, thank you.
I liked the excerpt.
An intriguing cover, synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for posting about this book
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