After
Midnight and Cries in the Night
Denver Heroes # 1 & 2
Denver Heroes # 1 & 2
By: Kathy Clark
Re-issued June 9, 2015
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After Midnight: Denver
Heroes # 1
Perfect
for fans of Nora Roberts and Karen Robards, Kathy Clark’s suspenseful,
seductive Denver Heroes series kicks off as a dedicated cop and a beautiful
actress get wrapped up in a world of danger and desire.
Aside
from the reporter riding along in the passenger seat of his cruiser, it’s a
typical Saturday night on the job for Sam Morgan of the Denver Police
Department. Then shots ring out, and a routine stop involving a pimp and a
hooker spirals into senseless violence. Now Sam is lying in a hospital bed,
haunted by fleeting memories of the stunning blonde who saved his life—and then
just disappeared.
Kate
McKinney was hired to play a prostitute on a reality-TV show, not stand around
as actual bullets start flying. Unable to shake the feeling that trouble is
stalking her, Kate turns to the only man she can trust: the wounded cop whose
blue eyes send chills through her body. He doesn’t believe she was just playing
a role, but the predator hiding in the shadows is all too real—and, as Sam and
Kate edge closer to the truth, so is the heat that ignites between them.
His
eyelids had been glued together . . . at least that’s what
it felt like. After a set of exhausting calisthenics of squinting his eyes and
arching his eyebrows, he finally forced his eyes open. But they immediately
snapped closed again. Too much white. Too much sunlight. Too much pain.
“Oh,
good. You’re awake.”
Sam’s
sluggish brain worked to recognize the voice, but no name registered. But the
sound of it was soft and soothing. He wanted her to keep talking. Maybe she had
the key to organize the jumble of noises and emotions that were tumbling around
inside his brain. He tried to answer, but all he could manage was a groan.
“The
nurse said you were going to be okay.” She sounded nervous, edgy, but genuinely
concerned. And still unfamiliar.
He
managed to open his eyes again, just a little, but enough to look around. At
least that explained where he was. Sort of. Surrounded by stark whiteness and
with an angel hovering above him, he was relieved to be in a hospital and not
the ultimate lockup . . . District Styx.
“She
said you were really lucky. The bullet just grazed your head. It could
have . . .” Her soft eyes were bright with tears and reminded
him of the beautiful water in the Caribbean, and her voice was shaky as she
continued. “There was so much
blood . . . everywhere. God, it all happened so fast.”
“Hmmm.”
He struggled to speak, but his mouth felt like it was filled with cotton. She
noticed and poured him a glass of water from the blue plastic pitcher on the
nightstand, took a straw out of its sanitary packaging, and placed it in the
glass. He tried to sit up and take the glass from her, but it was too great an
effort. He realized, for the first time, that his right arm was bandaged and
immobilized against his body and his left arm was hooked to an IV and a heart
and oxygen monitor.
She
guided the straw to his lips, and he drank greedily. The water was cool and
fresh. He couldn’t remember anything that had ever tasted so good, and, with
her help, he emptied the glass. She returned it to the table and used the
corner of his pillowcase to wipe a dribble off his chin. Meeting his gaze, she
flashed a shaky smile.
Memories
flashed like lightning bolts through his sluggish brain. Night. The lights of
Colfax. A simple contact stop gone wildly wrong. Gunshots. Blood. Larry. Sam
licked his parched lips and finally managed to whisper, “You’re that hooker.”
“I’m not
a hooker.” Her shoulders squared and her chin lifted indignantly. “I’m an
actress.”
“Right.
That’s what they all say.” As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he
regretted them. It wasn’t his place to judge her. Especially since she had probably
saved his life.
Her eyes
narrowed, darkening to a stormy sea. “No, some of us are just tramps.” She
turned away and picked up her purse from the chair. “I’m late to rehearsal. I
just wanted to stop by and see if you were okay.”
“Don’t
go,” he breathed, but she was already opening the door. Dozens of questions
tumbled through his mind, but he couldn’t manage to focus them into words. He
felt groggy, dizzy. The room started a slow-motion spin around his bed, and his
head was pounding. He tried to gather enough energy to stop her, but his body
was heavy and uncooperative, and his parched tongue muffled his words. He
helplessly watched as she walked out of the room . . . and
out of his life.
Exhausted,
he closed his eyes and fell back into a deep, dreamless sleep.
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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17163429-after-midnight?ac=1
Goodreads Series Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/147796-denver-heroes
Cries in the Night:
Denver Heroes # 2
Fans
of Nora Roberts and Karen Robards will love this pulse-pounding novel of
romantic suspense, as a red-hot firefighter reaches out to save a courageous
beauty from the terrors of the night.
As
a victim’s advocate for the Denver Police Department, Julie Lawrence is always
on call for survivors of abuse, fighting for the justice she never got for
herself. It’s a high-risk job that makes a lot of enemies—one of whom seems to
be now targeting Julie. But teaming up with firefighter and local hero Rusty
Wilson sparks a different kind of danger. As Julie surrenders to intoxicating
passion, she finds herself breaking her own rules, caring about Rusty in a way
she thought she’d sworn off forever.
When
a domestic incident escalates into a deadly hostage crisis, Rusty is willing to
risk everything to protect those who really need his help—like Julie, the
breath of fresh air who fills his days with purpose and his nights with
pleasure. He just hopes he’s not too late to stop a chillingly orchestrated act
of payback that puts the woman he loves at the mercy of a madman’s rage.
Goodreads Series Link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/147796-denver-heroes
Author Info
Kathy
Clark is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have sold more than
three million copies in eleven languages. Her plot lines have always championed
women’s empowerment, placing strong female characters in real-life situations.
Her stories will make you laugh and cry, and her characters will live in your
heart forever. She lives with her husband and co-author, Bob Wernly.
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