Spies,
vengeance, and one seriously well-dressed man
"If
Bourne dressed like Bond and acted like Grey, you'd have Jax De
Luca."
An
addictive new romantic suspense series from the desk of USA Today
bestselling author Deanna Roy/JJ Knight
Mia
trembles as she reads the letter that arrives from Ridley Prison.
Seduction.
Bondage ropes. Descriptions of things Mia has never experienced or
known.
The
man’s words are desperately passionate. He longs for a woman who
must have given him a fake address. Mia’s address.
She
plans to send the letter back. He’s a convicted felon.
But
his words gnaw at her. She’s never done anything dangerous. And no
man has ever talked to her like this.
So
Mia writes him, pretending to be the woman he desires.
It's
her one dark thrill in her dull, solitary small-town life.
The
man is in prison for another fifteen years.
It's
harmless. She is safe enough.
Until
he escapes.
I
do what he says and stand completely still. The night is chilly,
though, and I’m not wearing much. I try to suppress my shivers.
Little
ripping sounds signal the cotton getting sliced through. Fresh air
hits more skin. He’s cutting my gown away.
We’re
in the middle of nowhere. He’s gone off the highway. There’s
nothing for miles except empty fields, the occasional parked plow
just a shadow in the moonlight.
He
could rape me. Kill me. Do anything.
But
I’m oddly calm. I think of my mother, her strong smile. Nothing got
to her.
What
would she do?
Laugh
at him. She would show no fear.
He
tugs at the strips of my nightgown, pulling them through the ropes
that still crisscross my body. He works swiftly, carefully, and the
cotton slides across my skin like a caress.
He
examines each piece, frowning. His face is drawn tight in
concentration as he squeezes every white strip.
I
shove anything away that doesn’t help me. No fear. No crying.
Determination.
Guile. Be like the letters. Be the girl who wrote them.
Jax
looks up at me. I’ve never been more vulnerable in my life. Naked
other than the ropes and my panties, freezing in the wind. But I feel
strong. I no longer fear him.
He
shakes his head. “I don’t think I’ve captured someone quite as
beautiful as you before.”
He
thinks I’m beautiful. He’s the first person to ever say it.
The
wind picks up, tossing my hair around. I try to picture myself as
someone else would see me, standing tied up in a moonlit field with
this dangerous, ungodly handsome man.
Something
odd is happening to me. I’m completely vulnerable.
And
yet I feel more powerful than I have ever felt in my entire life.
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Annie
Winters is the new romantic suspense pen name for Deanna Roy/JJ
Knight, the USA Today bestselling author of romances and serials. She
teamed up with thriller writer Tony West for a new series that
combines the best of romance and a heart-stopping action.
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