Danger shouldn't be this
sexy...
Cougar shifter Abby Carter
always plays it safe. That's why she's an accountant—no excitement, no danger,
and no cocky alpha males. She loves her quiet life, but fate has other plans.
When Abby uncovers the shady dealings of an anti-shifter organization, she'll
have to trust the too-sexy-for-her-peace-of-mind werewolf Declan Reed... or end
up six feet under.
Declan Reed is starting over.
After two years with Shifter Operations Command, it's time to put his past
behind him. Now Declan is the only thing standing between the gorgeous Abby and
an early grave, and if he's going to have any chance of keeping her alive,
he'll have to embrace the darkness he's fought to keep at bay. But first he has
to convince Abby that there's no safer place in the world than the arms of a
big bad werewolf.
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Excerpt
There was nothing sexier than a
man—half-naked and sexy as hell—in the kitchen.
Declan opened an upper cabinet and grabbed a pan, stretching to reach
handle. The move made his jeans drop
just a hint, exposing more of those muscles she wanted to lick and nibble.
Her center clenched, clit throbbing with a
surge of desire, and she bit her lip to keep her whimper in check. Then… then he made it so much worse—better?
He set the pan on the stove and went to the fridge, tugging on the door so it
swung open. It gave her a clear view of
his back, of the play of muscles while he moved, the way they slid beneath his
skin. That was when he made it all
worse. He leaned down to peer into the
space, attention firmly on the fridge’s interior.
Meanwhile her attention was firmly on his
ass. She wanted to bite and nibble him
there, too. Okay, she wanted him everywhere, all of him. Oh, she wouldn’t destroy herself in that
way—Declan was dangerous, heartless—but that didn’t mean she couldn’t ogle. A
lot.
“You done staring, yet?” Laughter tinged
his words and she wrenched her attention from his ass. He remained bent over
and peeked at her from beneath his arm. She met his teasing gaze for a
split-second, his twitching lips enough to make her face flush, and then shot
her stare to the ground. “Or should I go ahead and strip for you?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,”
she mumbled.
“Liar.” His chuckle turned deep and dark,
like smooth chocolate that lured her forward a step before she realized she’d
moved. He straightened and turned away from the fridge, nudging the door closed
with his foot.
His bare foot.
Could feet be sexy?
Abby’s cougar purred. Apparently.
“Come eat.” He placed a carton of eggs and
bag of shredded cheese on the counter.
“You keep trying to feed me.” She steeled
herself for being so close to Declan without touching him.
“Because you need to eat.” He didn’t give her a spare glance, just
cracked an egg on the edge of the pan, a nice sizzle following the move. He
tossed the empty shell in the sink and then focused on her, blue eyes intent.
“You need to be prepared for what’s coming.”
“Coming?” Her heartbeat stuttered, her
banked fear resurged and threatened to take over.
Declan’s eyes bled amber for a moment,
flickered between man and wolf, and he refocused on the stove. “A team is
hunting you on behalf of the director.”
“I don’t know what that means.” Or rather,
she didn’t want to know.
He was quiet then, attention wholly on the
frying pan as if his cooking decided the fate of the world. The longer he
ignored her, the more nervous she became until she simply couldn’t take it
anymore.
“Declan?” He didn’t make a sound, just
flipped the second egg onto the plate and slid it across the counter
“Sweetheart,” he murmured, blue eyes back
and staring deep into her soul. “Until we know more, you’re with me. Once we’re
holding all the cards, we’ll figure out our play. For now, it’s just us.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Celia Kyle is a New York
Times and USA Today bestselling author, ex-dance teacher, former accountant and
erstwhile collectible doll salesperson. She now writes paranormal romances for readers
who:
1) Like super hunky heroes
(they generally get furry)
2) Dig beautiful women (who
have a few more curves than the average lady)
3) Love laughing in (and out
of) bed.
It goes without saying that
there's always a happily-ever-after for her characters, even if there are a few
road bumps along the way. Today she lives in central Florida and writes
full-time with the support of her loving husband and two finicky cats.
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