by Hope Anika
Yes. Yes, it was.
So why would Max turn to her for help—instead of them?
Thunder boomed down again, startling her. The sky had grown dark, and rain was falling in earnest now, heavy sheets that washed down the midway toward the unlit Ferris wheel. Giant, dark, and foreboding, the ride loomed over the bright array of games and concession trailers like a grim headstone.
Nice. Way to be optimistic.
With any luck, it wasn’t prophecy.
About the Author
Hope Anika is an indie author who lives in the Greater Yellowstone area. Her books have been finalists in the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense and The Fool for Love Contest sponsored by Virginia Romance Writers, Chapter 19 of Romance Writers of America. She can be reached via her website at: www.hopeanika.com.
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◆◆◆ 2016 FINALIST, THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MYSTERY/SUSPENSE ◆◆◆
"You're a jackass."
Will turned that pale gaze on her, and she cursed the color that immediately flushed her cheeks. "Because I told him the truth?"
"Because you're a jackass." She looked at Rafe. "Don't worry. He's all bark."
"Am I now?"
She heard the taunt in those words—her cheeks were on fire—but she didn't deign to look at him. "Like one of those little purse dogs. All yap."
Rafe appeared skeptical. "He looks like a wolf."
"Woof," Will said.
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Cheyenne Elias has inherited a child. A boy she doesn't know and doesn't particularly want; a boy whose mother was once Cheyenne's most hated person in the world. There are a million reasons to walk away: her anger, her past, her certainty that there is nothing benevolent in this act by a woman who almost killed her. But abandoning the boy to a system she barely survived is not an option.
Will Blackheart has lost everything. His SEAL team, his country, and—upon occasion—his mind. Worse, he's lost something that has the capacity to kill thousands. Left for dead in the Afghan desert, Will has risen solely for the purpose of regaining that which was taken...and to punish those who dared take it.
His only lead is the son of a dead woman. Her only goal is to save a child. As they come together in a clash of anger, mistrust and potent, unwanted desire, Will and Cheyenne must put aside their differences and navigate the endgame of a woman for whom nothing was taboo…
A dark, edgy thriller with a hint of steam and captivating characters you won't forget...old school romantic suspense at its best.
★★★★★
"Isn't it wonderful, as a reader, to pick up a book you are skeptical of and find yourself in the hands of an expert lover of words?"
★★★★★
"Gripping. Dark. Beautiful."
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Also by Hope Anika
Ash Kyndal
Evolution: Awakening
The Getaway
Aequitas
Standalone
The Bequest
The Getaway
Hail Mary
In Plain Sight
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