Category: Romance Type: Fiction
Pages: 164
Copyright: March 8, 2013
When the conflict escalates into war DC finds herself on the run with a man she doesn't know whether to fear or trust, hate or love.
At nearly 40, JASON BLACKHAWK feels too old to be working as a mercenary in the steamy jungles of South America. His mission - monitor the situation in the small country of Paraiso so the US government can decide whether to quell the rebellion and solidify the current dictator's regime. He can't let the right or wrong of the conflict concern him. He gave his word to his commander, the man who mentored him and saved him from wasting his life.
Looking for adventure and a change from her quiet life as a small town grade school teacher, 29 year old DARCY "DC" CAMDEN travels to Paraiso as a nanny for a businessman. Her idealism and compassion for the downtrodden populace draws her into supplying them with food and medicine. Her involvement increases and she agrees to help the rebels overthrow the dictator by hacking into his computer to find information they can use against him.
When the conflict escalates into war DC finds herself on the run with a man she doesn't know whether to fear or trust, hate or love.
Excerpt
Hidden from view by the dense foliage, Jase watched the woman weave her way through the jungle. In seconds she broke out into the clearing.
Breathing hard, she leaned forward and rested her palms on her thighs. Sweat glistened on her bare arms and in the shadowy hollow between her breasts. Thick auburn hair tangled around her face and shoulders.
Who was she? And what in the hell was she doing here? Jase ignored the questions chasing around inside his head. The answers didn't matter. They couldn't matter. Her presence jeopardized his mission. "Tango. 10 o'clock," he whispered into the mike at his throat.
Silent as a snake, a man emerged from the jungle's edge and struck. The woman made no sound as Bull's big hand clamped over her mouth and nose and his arm wrapped vise-like around her slender waist. With her arms pinned to her side, she kicked, banging her sneaker-covered feet against him. She snapped her head back. The crack of her skull against Bull's sounded loud in the quiet jungle clearing. His hold didn't loosen, but the woman sagged in pain.
Jase slid from his cover and strode across the small clearing. The woman's green eyes lit with sudden hope as they met his then dimmed as he spoke to Bull.
"Anyone following her?"
"Three men. Couldn't tell which faction. But they want her bad."
"How close?"
"She lost them about twenty minutes ago by doubling back on her own tracks and taking to water."
Clever girl. Woman. Jase eyed her struggling in Bull's relentless grip.
Her eyes pleaded. Bull's large hand blocked any wisp of air from her straining lungs. Her struggle told the tale. She didn't want to die.
In another minute her wants wouldn't matter.
Over her head Bull's gaze asked for a decision. Live? Or die? The choice was Jase's.
Bull wouldn't blink as he snuffed the life from the woman's slight body. His ability to kill on command was why he was a part of this operation. A good man to have at your back; the wrong one to have as an enemy. A perfect soldier, he followed orders without question. And the orders came from Jase. Any guilt or remorse belonged to him.
Angela Calminetti, mother of five, New Age practitioner and gifted psychic and telepath, is proud of her family ties and does everything she can to make sure that all of her younger siblings are as happy in love and marriage as she is…whether they wa
