Her Lone Wolf
Series: X-Ops Book 2
Pubdate: November 4, 2014
ISBN: 9781402292125
Leaving him was Impossible…
It took everything she had for FBI Special Agent Danica Beckett to walk away from the man she loved. But if she wants to save his life, she has to keep her distance. Now, with a killer on the loose and the stakes higher than ever before, the Department of Covert Ops is forcing these former lovers into an uneasy alliance…whether they like it or not.
Seeing her again is even worse
The last thing Clayne Buchanan wants is to be shackled to the woman who broke his heart. She gets under his skin in a way no one ever has and makes him want things he has no right to anymore. All he has to do is suffer through this case and he can be free of her for good. But when Clayne finds out why Danica left in the first place, everything he’s tried to bury comes roaring back—and there’s no way this wolf shifter is going to let her get away this time.
Paige Tyler is the USA Today bestselling author of sexy, romantic fiction. She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kickbutt heroines who fall in love with them. Visit www.paigetylertheauthor.com.
EXCERPT #7
The breeze carrying the scent was coming from the right. Clayne turned that way and put on more speed. The smell was strong enough to make him think it was coming from the shifter himself, not a trace he’d left behind on the ground.
That was good. But also freaking weird. The shifter’s scent seemed to be all over the place. Like he’d been pacing his prey at a distance, watching and playing with him.
Clayne ignored the side trails and focused on the primary scent he picked up on the wind, not worrying about where the shifter had been, and where he’d run. He only cared about where the killer was at the moment.
But as Clayne ran toward the source of the scent, unease gripped him. The shifter wasn’t moving anymore. Did that mean the hunt was already over? Praying he was wrong, Clayne growled and pushed himself harder.
While he was focused on reaching the killer—and the victim—Clayne couldn’t deny he was worried about Danica. And Tony, too. But mostly Danica. They might not be partners anymore, but he still didn’t like the idea of leaving her alone in the pitch-black forest. What if she got turned around in the dark and ran off a cliff or something?
He slowed a little, straining his ears for sounds of movement behind him—sticks snapping underfoot, someone crashing through underbrush or over rolling rocks, even cursing. Anything that would let him know where Danica was.
But as he pushed his senses out, he was shocked to discover he knew exactly where she was—behind him and a little to the south. He must have subconsciously picked up some sound that let him pinpoint her location. But he immediately dismissed that thought. He hadn’t heard anything. He’d felt something—that same twitchy sensation he’d gotten right before Danica had walked into the conference room that first day at the FBI field office.
He would have dwelled on what that meant, but he didn’t have time. While he’d been distracted, the shifter’s scent had started to fade. The killer was on the move again.
That was good. But also freaking weird. The shifter’s scent seemed to be all over the place. Like he’d been pacing his prey at a distance, watching and playing with him.
Clayne ignored the side trails and focused on the primary scent he picked up on the wind, not worrying about where the shifter had been, and where he’d run. He only cared about where the killer was at the moment.
But as Clayne ran toward the source of the scent, unease gripped him. The shifter wasn’t moving anymore. Did that mean the hunt was already over? Praying he was wrong, Clayne growled and pushed himself harder.
While he was focused on reaching the killer—and the victim—Clayne couldn’t deny he was worried about Danica. And Tony, too. But mostly Danica. They might not be partners anymore, but he still didn’t like the idea of leaving her alone in the pitch-black forest. What if she got turned around in the dark and ran off a cliff or something?
He slowed a little, straining his ears for sounds of movement behind him—sticks snapping underfoot, someone crashing through underbrush or over rolling rocks, even cursing. Anything that would let him know where Danica was.
But as he pushed his senses out, he was shocked to discover he knew exactly where she was—behind him and a little to the south. He must have subconsciously picked up some sound that let him pinpoint her location. But he immediately dismissed that thought. He hadn’t heard anything. He’d felt something—that same twitchy sensation he’d gotten right before Danica had walked into the conference room that first day at the FBI field office.
He would have dwelled on what that meant, but he didn’t have time. While he’d been distracted, the shifter’s scent had started to fade. The killer was on the move again.
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Amazon | Apple | BAM | B & N | Chapters | IndieBound | Kobo
GIVEAWAY
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Make sure to check out all 10 excerpts:
October 20 - Manga Maniac Café - Excerpt #1
October 21 - Bitten by Love - Excerpt #2
October 22 - Long and Short Reviews - Excerpt #3
October 23 - Joyfully Reviewed - Excerpt #4
October 24 - Love Romance Passion - Excerpt #5
October 27 - Reading Between the Wines - Excerpt #6
October 28 - Anna's Book Blog - Excerpt #7
October 29 - Literary Escapism - Excerpt #8
October 30 - The Reading Café - Excerpt #9
October 31 - Romancing the Dark Side - Excerpt #10
Been eager to start this series, sounds fantastic. If I could shift into an animal I'd want to be a big cat, like a jaguar or tiger. Living the lazy cat life and scaring the bejesus out of people would be fun.
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