A Kiss to Die For
by Gail
Barrett
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BLURB:
Homeless
Army veteran Sullivan Turner is nobody’s hero.
His failure to save his fallen comrades proved that. So when a gutsy social worker gets caught in
a drug gang’s crosshairs, he knows he’s the last man who can safeguard her and
the pregnant teenagers she’s trying to protect.
Former
debutant Haley Barnes learned the hard way how to survive. After witnessing a cold-blooded murder, the
terrified teenaged runaway changed her identity and hid to save her life. But when the killer tracks her down and
attacks the girls in the homeless shelter she now runs, Haley knows the time
has come to stand and fight. But to
bring down the powerful killer she must confront her high-society family’s
darkest secrets -- and convince wounded warrior Sully Turner he’s the hero she
believes.
EXCERPT:
“I can get a
cop to go with you. I know a few who
moonlight as bodyguards.”
Sully shot
him a look of disbelief. “You can’t be
serious. She needs to hide, not appear
in public, risking her life.”
But Haley
broke in. “It doesn’t matter. I can’t use the police. The killer could recognize a cop. I need someone less obvious. Someone I can pass off as my date.” Her gaze returned to his.
Realization
sank in. He took a quick step back. “Forget it.”
“Why
not? You obviously know how to
shoot. And you’re in this as much as I
am. That gang’s after you now, too.”
He didn’t
care about himself. He should have died
months ago. But Haley needed protection
-- protection he couldn’t provide.
“I
can’t.” He had a bum leg. He suffered from chronic flashbacks. Hell, he was so messed up he could barely
function without a drink, let alone safeguard her. And his intuition was off. The last time he’d relied on his instincts,
he’d screwed up -- and his men had paid the price.
“He’s right,”
the cop told her. “No offense to Sully,
but you need a pro, someone who can keep his eye out for trouble in a place
like that.”
Someone who
could stay sober, he meant.
Sully worked
his jaw, suspecting his bloodshot eyes had given him away -- or the way he’d
guzzled the beer Parker had offered him when they’d first arrived. But even if it humiliated him to admit it,
Parker was right. Haley didn’t need a
broken man like him.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Gail Barrett is the award-winning author of thirteen romantic
suspense novels. A former RITA® and
Daphne finalist, Gail has received the Book Buyer’s Best Award, the Holt
Medallion, the Booksellers Best, The National Readers’ Choice Award, and
numerous other awards. She lives with
her husband in Western Maryland. For
more information, visit her website: www.gailbarrett.com.
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