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Bounty’s Song
by Mandy Colton
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GENRE: Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
Gage
Knight is a Texas bounty hunter and just doing a tough job when he’s sent to
Nashville to pick up a grifting high-dollar fugitive. He arrives at the right
place at almost the right time, but he makes a big mistake when he leaves.
Once
a debutante, Danica Chastain is now a struggling songwriter with a dream of
landing a job in the music business. On the day when her hard work seems to be
heading in the right direction, a gruff man with a dark presence and wolfish
eyes arrives at her door.
Although
their immediate chemistry is off the charts, the two clash—for good reason.
Danica is not who he thinks she is, and he’s not listening...
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Open
the damn door, Gage, or I’m walking in whether you are flagrante delicto or
not!”
Groaning,
he rolled out of bed, holding his aching head, shuffled to the door, and
wrenched it open. “What the hell, Cheryl? And speak English!”
She
snickered, reaching up and stuck her pointer finger to the tip of his nose.
“Right back atcha, big boy. You’re gettin’ the Tara Morgan file back. Get it
together, and get your primo ass moving.” She wrinkled her nose and backed up a
step, waving her hand. “Dude, you are ripe. Are you drunk?”
“Yes!
And I would like to sleep it off in peace. I just delivered Morgan.”
“No.
You delivered one Danica Chastain, and the boss ain’t happy. You would not
believe the God-awful twist he’s got his boxers in over this one. He’s embarrassed,
all kinds of pissed, and was holding a nut cracker in one hand when I left. You
know what that means.”
Fuck.
The woman had been telling the truth. “I have no idea where to find the real
Tara Morgan. She evidently left Nashville before I picked up the Chastain girl.
Their IDs must have been switched.”
“Gage,
this kind of shoddy work is not like you. What the hell happened?”
He
ran his hand through his hair, and it hurt. “Where is she? Danica?”
“Dad
compensated her, which will come out of your next check, and bought her a bus
ticket back to Nashville.”
Shit!
He should be taking her home. He owed her that much, and he needed to talk to
her. He wanted to...
“Gage?”
She snapped her fingers in his face. “Gage!”
“Will
you stop yelling, girly? My head is already pounding like a bass drum and ready
to explode.”
Cheryl
was just staring at him now with her head cocked. “How come you got drunk?”
He
ignored her.
She
pulled a wry grin. “I saw that girl... She was pretty. You sweet on her? Huh?
Is that what happened? She get under your skin and twist your gonads all up
into a love knot?”
This
girl and the boss both had an obsession with balls. The wile little snippet of
a girl swung a set of truck nuts off the front of her little Jeep. Big black
ones. Gage just stared at her a minute and continued his shuffle to the
medicine cabinet for some aspirin.
Cheryl
followed, hot on his heels. “Oh my freakin’ gawd, I’m right. A woman finally
got to you. Gage, the eternal bachelor. Did you do the taboo and pork a skip?”
He
stopped and turned. Cheryl was Gavin’s daughter, a professional meddler. Gavin
was one of his bosses, a bail bondsman. He worked for a couple of guys who kept
him plenty busy. Cheryl just happened to be the go-to girl if you needed
information. She could find a third of their skips just through her own contact
mill. Everybody liked her, including cops, lawyers, judges, and even some
political types. She knew somebody in every neighborhood and precinct in
Houston and then a bunch of key people across the state. Shit. Across at least
three states. A perpetual-talking, networking, goldmine she was. Friendly as
hell, instantly likable, cute as a button with her short-spiky hair like his
own, and a cute little pixie face. She was the closest thing to an annoying
little sister he’d ever had and currently working up to being a pain in his ass
today.
“Girl,
will you please stop talkin’. I need to take an aspirin and a piss,” he
grumbled.
She
leaned against the doorframe, shit-grinning from ear to ear. “I don’t mind.
It’s been a while since I saw it. If you’re too weak this mornin’, I could hold
it for ya.”
He
shook his head and shut the door. Little shit.
He
had just started to trickle when Cheryl started talking again through the door
and his stream halted. “You know, chances are, that Morgan girl didn’t go far.
We got lucky findin’ her in Tennessee, and I don’t think she ever planned to
stay long. I think she was just unloading stolen goods and holing up for a
while. She likes casinos but not the boats so much that are around there.
They’re mainly hangouts for the senior citizens and tourist crowd. Only good
for a little pickpocket action. Not her usual gig. She mostly hangs out where
she can latch on to somebody, likes the horse and dog tracks. The big question
is, which way did she go? I already marked the tracks around Nashville on a map
for you. Kentucky, Florida, Louisiana, or Texas, baby. I think the last two. I
betcha dollars ta donuts, she didn’t go to Louisville and is probably in
Bossier City, Louisiana, right now. More racetracks comin’ back this way toward
Texas.”
Gage
washed his hands while looking in the mirror. Man, he looked like shit. After
downing two aspirin, he opened the door and headed to the kitchen to put some
coffee on. Again, with Cheryl following close behind.
“Dad
gave me another file. Said to pick this guy up before you leave. He said some
other stuff too, but I...uh...don’t need to repeat the rest.”
No
doubt. “Your dad is not the only guy I work for. I gotta check in with Tanner
too.”
“News
travels fast. Tanner called to rub in your mistake just before Dad said all
that other stuff I didn’t repeat.” She then quipped, “What you gotta do is fix
this Morgan thing. Dad’ll be really pissed at you if this bond runs out and he
takes a really embarrassing double hit. He’s out a groveling apology, a chunk
of spare change, bus ticket, and some reputation skin off his ass. And you’re
out plenty of dough too, aren’t ya?”
He
closed his eyes and rolled his neck to get the kinks out. He could give a fuck
less about the money. What he needed to do was fix his wrong with Danica. He
loaded the coffee pot and flicked it on, then headed to the shower with Cheryl
chattering right behind.
“I
gotta go. I’ll put the files on the table along with the map I marked. I’ll
even call security at the race tracks in Bossier City and Vinton and ask about
any reports of theft.”
He
turned and kissed her on the cheek. “Appreciate it.”
She
smiled and gave him a wink. “I do what I can. After you find that Morgan chick,
you can go do your own groveling to that Danica girl.”
“Good-bye,
Cheryl. Unless you want to shower with me?” He ended with a mischievous grin.
“Yikes!
With you and that big snake? I’m outta here, pal.” She said as she went,
throwing an eyebrow waggle back at him, “You’re pretty hot and all, but I don’t
think Dad would appreciate me boinkin’ the help. I could hurt ya.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Mandy
Colton is from Louisville, KY, and lives a very quiet life with her husband and
teenage son. A fan of romance, fun adventure, drama, humor, and on occasion,
sci-fi stories. Her first book, Way to Go, and the continuing series came from
her years, own adventures and experiences working in the travel industry.
Although
she’s a great fan of the human imagination, she is also of the opinion that
there are just no better stories than those that involve a bit of true life.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for having me here. For the readers, Bounty's Song is a free download until Dec. 2 on Amazon. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover and would love to read this book..
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