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The Right to Remain Silent
by Anya Summers
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GENRE: Contemporary Erotic Romance
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BLURB:
He never expects to find her there…
Officer
Quinten Blackthorne is working undercover to bring the Rudnikov Mob Empire to
its knees. He never expects to find his best friend’s baby sister, Becca, in
the center of a powder keg situation at the infamous mobster’s home. With her life
on the line, he does the only thing he can think of to save her – he pretends
that she’s his fiancée, who knows nothing of his clandestine activities with
the criminal enterprise, and stands as her stalwart protector.
Forced into marriage…
But
Quinten never expects the mob boss to force them into marriage at gunpoint as a
test of loyalty. Not to mention, the idea of her belonging to him isn’t
unappealing, nor is he as averse to the prospect as he lets on. Becca, with her
sweet curves and take no prisoners attitude, fascinates him, stirs him, and
leaves him craving her submission. Yet his past is fraught with broken dreams
and death, so he uses his friendship with her brother as a shield against his
yearning to claim her as his own.
Resistance is futile…
However,
circumstances soon compel Becca and Quinten to become the most unlikely allies
in a deadly game of deception. Now they must depend on one another for
survival. As they race to unlock the keys to breaking the case, will Quinten be
able to maintain his hands-off policy with Becca? Or will he surrender to the
earth-shattering passion and turn their marriage of convenience into the real
deal?
Publisher’s Note: This steamy friends to lovers romance contains
elements of power exchange. While it’s the third in the Crescent City Kings
series, it can be enjoyed independently.
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EXCERPT TWO:
Not
six weeks ago, she’d danced with the man at her brother’s wedding. Quinten was
an officer with the New Orleans Police Department and one of her brother’s best
friends. He’d been a groomsman in the wedding party, and had looked downright
sinful in his tux, like a dark prince of the underworld.
Why
was he here? What was he doing with Rudnikov?
Tonight,
Quinten wore a charcoal gray suit, almost identical to the rest of the crime
lord’s hired goons. Shock flitted through his warm cognac eyes the moment his
gazed landed on her. The man was mister badass personified. The utter
confidence Quinten exuded in his pinky made the hired goons look laughable at
best in their attempts to seem imposing. He was the alpha of alphas, top of the
food chain, and he knew it. The suit, combined with the ivory dress shirt, was
unbuttoned at the neck and stretched over muscles that should be indecent.
Becca knew that from experience. The night of the wedding, as he’d held her on
the dance floor, she’d had the good fortune to feel those muscles flex beneath
her hands. The man was ripped, and solid as a tank. He wore his hair, black as
midnight, in a military style cut. And he had one of those masculine faces that
tended to have perpetual dark stubble which, combined with his strong angular
jaw, full lips, and dark slash of eyebrows, only served to make him hotter. As
in:
five
alarm fire, panties have disintegrated into ash, and a woman was ready and
willing to do whatever the man wanted.
“Miss
O’Malley, a pleasure to meet you. I thank you for coming to meet with me on
such short notice. I’m Anton Rudnikov. My associate, Sasha, speaks highly of
you and your gallery. I admit, I’ve not had the chance to attend one of your
showings, but I am impressed with your use of color in your art,” Anton
Rudnikov stated with a friendliness that belied the underlying air of hostility
in the room.
“Thank
you, Mister Rudnikov. You have a lovely home with some rather spectacular
artwork. If I’m not mistaken, you have an original Renoir in your entryway.”
Becca redirected her attention to the mob boss. She shook his hand, hoping she
was hiding the dread coursing through her.
“You’ve
got a good eye. If we had more time, I would give you a tour,” Rudnikov said
with a frigid smile that didn’t reach his eyes. Did that mean her time was
running out?
Quinten
marched up beside Rudnikov, directing a scowl her way. His fury was evident; he
glowered, apparently angry that she was there. Well, that made two of them.
Becca wasn’t thrilled about the fact either. But he held her gaze, trying to
impart some indistinct meaning that went straight over her stunned head. If she
were being fanciful, she would have said he was pleading with her.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Born
in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew
up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands
on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of
books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore,
she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she
graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in
History.
Anya
is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres.
She also writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance
under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. A total geek at her core, when she is not
writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her
family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.
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UPCOMING BOOKS
IN THE CRESENT CITY KINGS BOOK SERIES:
Bound To Protect ~ Book 4 ~ Coming
Soon
Self Sacrifice ~ Book 5 ~ Coming
Soon
Never Surrender ~ Book 6 ~ Coming
Soon
Oath & Indenture ~ Book 7 ~ Coming
Soon
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Anya will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to
a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Anya ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is always a pleasure to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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