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Rescued by the Spy
by Laura A. Barnes
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GENRE: Historical Romance
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BLURB:
Kidnapped for revenge
Haunted
by the man who murdered her family, Raina LeClair must always be two steps
ahead of her sworn enemy through disguise and espionage. When her newest
masquerade lands her back in the hands of the man she had previously kidnapped,
she is awakened to the pleasure of his touch. When the threat of treason comes
into play, Raina can no longer work alone to stop the destruction of England.
Can she learn to trust the man who she once betrayed or will her obsession for
revenge own her heart forever?
Kidnapped for love
Kidnapped
and left for dead, Charles Mallory is always two steps behind in the quest to
find his lady kidnapper. Discouraged, Charles turns his attention to a treason
plot that is threatening his beloved England. Only to discover the lady who not
only held him hostage, but stole his heart, mixed up in the crossfire. Unable
to persuade her of the danger she is truly in, Charles resorts to kidnapping
her to his family’s cottage. There they learn the true threat lies within their
passion for each other. Can he convince her of the love in his heart or will he
be left destroyed by this lady once more?
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EXCERPT TWO:
Bessie
looked back to the bar again and realized that Ray was no longer in sight. She
couldn’t afford to lose her job at the tavern, but she was so lonely for a man.
It had been ages since a fine-looking bloke like this one, has paid any
attention to her. The sea captain who was in last week scared her and she
escaped his clutches by faking an illness, but next time she would not be so
lucky. He was due back in port any day now and Ray had promised her to the
captain.
“Have
you seen any other strangers in town, besides myself?” he whispered in her ear.
She
would not admit to him about the sea captain. Her life depended on it. The
owner of the bar was involved in illegal activities with him and she had
overheard their plans. She shook her head no while looking over her shoulder
again.
Charles
felt her grow tense in his embrace. Her body shook from the fear of something
or someone and he had a sense on who that was. He pulled her back into his arms
more and nuzzled at her neck, feeling her relax again.
“I can protect you Bessie, you need not tell
me a single word. If the question I ask you is correct, stroke your hand along
my arm. Do you agree?”
Bessie
raised her head to stare into the stranger’s eyes, he did not seem as dangerous
as the other men coming into the tavern. More of a charmer than anything. She
decided to trust him, he might be able to help her escape before it was too
late. Slowly she lifted her hand and let it glide down his arm.
Smiling
at her he lowered his head again, pretending to kiss her. “Has there been any
unusual activity in town within the last few weeks?”
Her
hand caressed his bicep, shaping it to her palm.
“Have
there been other strangers in the village?" he questioned her again.
Moving
down his arm she wrapped her fingers around his wrist.
“Anyone
by the name of Shears?”
Her
fingers tightened on his wrist as her body grew tense in his arms again. She
raised frightened eyes to his as she slid off his lap.
“I
need to get back to work sir,” she explained as she let go of his arm.
His
arm snaked out quick, grabbing her by her wrist.
“A
few hours you say?”
She
nodded her head at him as she picked up his empty glass. He dropped her wrist
and swatted her on her backside playfully.
“Well
Miss Bessie, I will wait here for you; then we can use that room of yours for
more fun later,” he winked at her.
Bessie
smiled at him, forgetting he frightened her with his questions. His smile held
many promises she wanted to enjoy. She wandered back to the bar with the empty
glass, smiling over her shoulder at him.
Charles
raised his glass at her when she looked back at him. He continued to smile,
looking her body up and down in appreciation. When he noticed her blush, he knew
he had her convinced that he only wanted a good time. He would wait around here
until he could go to her room, then he would get the answers he desired. She
knew a lot more than she was letting on, but something had frightened her. Not
something but someone. He was close. If he was near, then so was she.
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AUTHOR BIO:
I
have always dreamed of being an aspiring author. I am making my dreams come
true, one word at a time. When I am not writing, I am spending time with my
family. I love reading books on lazy afternoons, and late into the night.
Anytime really. Married 28 years to the love of my life and we have three
wonderful children and two sweet grandbabies. Besides writing, I have always
wanted to travel. In the last few years we have gotten our passport stamped in
England and Scotland. We are hoping to add Italy to the list soon. My debut
novel is Rescue By the Captain.
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Laura ~ It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover, thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Victoria!
DeleteThanks for hosting my book today Ally!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle. I hope you get the chance to read the book.
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