She’ll destroy the mobsters who murdered her brother… unless
they kill her first.
District cop Lia Blosky
warned her twin brother not to get involved with the Valesky Crime Family. He
didn’t listen. Now, he’s dead, tortured horribly before mobsters murdered him.
Out for blood, she’ll do anything to see these monsters dead.
FBI Special Agent Adrian
Kalin is connected to the Valesky Family in a way he loathes and doesn’t want.
His stepfather rules the syndicate and is tired of Lia threatening to kill him
and others responsible for her brother’s death. To shut her up for good, he
orders Adrian to murder her. Who better than an FBI agent who has no connection
to her and knows how to hide evidence?
Adrian resists, but if
it comes down to saving Lia or his brothers and mother from Dimitri’s rage,
he’ll have to choose family.
In a deadly game between
each other and the mob, Lia and Adrian fight to survive… while also
surrendering to their undeniable attraction to each other.
This is book two in the
Valesky Crime Family series, can be enjoyed independently and has an HEA.
Publisher’s Note: This
contemporary dark mafia romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, action,
adventure, adult themes, and possible triggers for some readers.
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Excerpt:
LIA
My
rubber soles squeak on the polished floor.
Tap.
The
unexpected sound stops me.
I cock
my head.
Nothing.
The
walls must be settling.
I put in
my earbuds to listen to music then quickly take them out. If I fuck up while
I’m on duty here I’ll have no income.
The
store’s main entrance is past the shoes and cosmetics, the faintly lit mall
visible beyond it.
I
proceed.
Tap.
Again, I
stop, my skin crawling. That sound isn’t coming from the building nor is it a
coincidence.
I spin
around.
No one’s
behind me.
Holding
my breath, I wait for something to pounce at me from either side.
Nothing
does.
What
the fuck?
Shaken
and confused, I face front.
Adrian advances.
No, no, no!
“You
need to come with me,” he says.
To make
my murder easier on him? His jeans, tee, and biker boots show he’s dressed for
manual labor… like digging a grave.
Instinctively,
I reach for my gun, which isn’t there. This mall doesn’t want their security
guards involved in shootouts even if they’re cops. Standing down is their
preference. My only weapon is my phone.
I pull
it out and back away.
He
follows. “If you plan to call 911, that’s not a wise choice. Remember, the cops
in this area are on Dimitri’s side not yours.”
Just
like him. Together, they could easily subdue me. Once I’m cuffed or hogtied,
transporting me to another location for the final kill would take zero effort.
I shove
the phone back in my pocket but keep retreating.
He
matches my every step. “Lia, come with me, please. If you don’t want to
go into WITSEC, I can take you somewhere safe.”
Like a
fucking grave?
No
thanks.
He may
be bigger and have a gun but I know this place. He doesn’t.
Using
that to my advantage, I back toward the escalators. They’re turned off but
still lead away from him.
His gaze
jumps from me to them. “There’s no need to run. I can protect you.”
Liar.
Bastard.
I don’t
stop.
Neither
does he.
Junk
jewelry displays crowd the area a few feet from the escalators. No one bothers
to put that stuff away. Thieves wouldn’t bother with it.
At last,
I stop.
Adrian
does, too. “Please say you’re coming with me. I’m begging you.”
I’d
rather he was shrieking in agony from a bullet to his dick or gut, but keep
that venom from my voice. “We can talk. That’s it. I’m not promising anything.
Got it?”
“Sure.”
He gestures behind himself. “Let’s go outside to my car or yours. Whatever
you’re comfortable with.”
I won’t
relax until he’s dead. “I have to close up first. There’s a door upstairs I
need to lock.” I point to the upper floor.
He nods.
“I’ll go with you.”
“I’d
rather you didn’t.”
“Lia,
please.”
I feign
indecision then nod. “Fine.” Alert and impatient, I wait for him to step
closer.
When
he’s no more than a foot away but still coming, I push the junk jewelry display
in his path.
Unable
to stop, he trips over it.
I lift
the next display and bring it down hard on his back.
His
breath whooshes out. He falls face forward… directly in my path to the mall
entrance.
Before I
can get around him, he’s pushing to his knees.
Shit.
I race up the
escalator to leave from the exit I mentioned.
Tap,
tap, tap.
He’s
steps below me, murder in his eyes, his gun drawn. “You’re going to fucking
stop,” he says, “and you’re going to do it now.”
About the Author:
Tina’s
an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance
for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites
have praised her work. She’s won Readers’ Choice Awards, was named a finalist
in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year award, The Golden Nib
Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place
in the NEC RWA contests. She’s featured in the Novel & Short Story Writer’s
Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood production
company in Story Direction.
On a less serious note: she’s an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brakes for Mexican restaurants, and has been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally while wolfing down tostadas. She’s flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an ‘electricity for dummies’ book, and is horribly shy despite the hot romances she writes.
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