by Casey Hagen
There she would enter family counseling with the kids and with Kinsley’s help as the new coordinator of Successful Beginnings, they’d set up a parenting plan for moving forward in the real world.
Zane had said from the very start that he had every intention of making sure Chloe started on the most solid of foundations. A house of her own.
“You know the kids will be running over here all the time, don’t you? You sure you’re okay with that?”
“Do I look worried?”
He smiled and bit that yummy bottom lip of his. “You look delicious.” His hot mouth met her neck, making her giggle.
“Stop that…we have to go soon, and I’m not having you muddle me up.”
The doorbell rang, and he growled against her neck. “Damn interruptions.”
They needed a vacation. Hot sand and very little clothing.
And soon.
Zane checked the monitor, finding piercing blue eyes on the other side. Opening the door, he met the gaze of the man who’d called him Fish.
He’d buzzed his hair and shaved his unkempt beard and mustache. Looking at the groomed man before him, the sound of choppers and a firestorm of shots ringing out filled his memory.
“I remember now,” Zane said quietly. “They called you Red Devil.”
“A double-edged sword, that memory,” he said. “The name is Lucas,” he said, reaching out a hand.
In the chopper, when the last threads of his will to live fractured, it was Lucas’ voice yelling at him, needling the seeds of temper still left inside. Those were the words he’d clung to. That and those ice and fire eyes.
“You’ve saved me twice now. I do owe you,” Zane said, giving him a firm shake and pulling him in for a hard hug.
“I’m just glad to see it all worked out. It wasn’t looking so good in that chopper. Made us all wonder what would come of you.”
Kinsley captured his attention as she shot through the room behind him, chasing a squealing Brielle who’d brought her bubbles in the house. “I took the long way getting here, but I’m here, and it’s a good place.”
“Glad to hear it,” Lucas said, sliding his hands in his pockets.
“I assume you work for the DEA. I’m guessing their wrapping up their case, since you’re here,” Zane said.
“Yup, they’re moving in now to make arrests. My work here is done, and I’m out,” Lucas said with a note of relief in his voice. “Not sure what I’m going to do yet, but I won’t be living amongst drug dealers, rapists, and killers again. That’s for sure.”
Oh, Zane had a few ideas…he opened the door and took a step back to let Lucas in. “Listen, if you’ve got some time, it’s a bit early for that beer I owe you, but I’ve got coffee. What do you say?”
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ABOUT CASEY HAGEN
Casey Hagen pens her snarky, passionate stories from the salty air of Kennebunk, Maine. She’s a born and raised Vermont native, a New England girl to the core, with Ben & Jerry’s in her heart and real Vermont maple syrup pumping through her veins.
She’s the proud mother of three girls and a soon-to-be first-time grandma with an insatiable addiction to Fall Out Boy, and a new, rather concerning obsession with tattoos and piercings. Can you say “cool grandma?”
The inked and pierced grandma spends her time tucked away in her office, coated in cat hair, alternating between tearing her hair out trying to find the perfect words and being one step ahead of her three scheming fur babies she is positive are plotting her demise with every swirl around her ankles at the top of her office stairs.
She loves writing stories about real people, with complicated histories, relatable everyday problems, and giving them the hard-won happily-ever-afters they deserve.
And she thanks every last one of you who picks up one of her stories.
Casey is done talking about herself in the third person.
*Casey out*
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Denise Agnew: Dangerous to Hold
Shauna Allen: Awakening Aubrey
Shauna Allen: Defending Danielle
Shauna Allen: Rescuing Rebekah
Shauna Allen: Saving Scarlett
Shauna Allen: Saving Grace
Brynne Asher: Blackburn
Jennifer Becker: Hiding Catherine
Julia Bright: Saving Lorelei
Julia Bright: Rescuing Amy
Victoria Bright: Surviving Savage
Victoria Bright: Going Ghost
Victoria Bright: Jostling Joker
Cara Carnes: Protecting Mari
Kendra Mei Chailyn: Beast
Kendra Mei Chailyn: Barbie
Kendra Mei Chailyn : Pitbull
Melissa Kay Clarke: Rescuing Annabeth
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Samantha A. Cole: Handling Haven
Samantha A. Cole: Cheating the Devil
Sue Coletta: Hacked
Melissa Combs: Gallant
KaLyn Cooper: Rescuing Melina
Liz Crowe: Marking Mariah
Jordan Dane: Redemption for Avery
Jordan Dane: Fiona’s Salvation
Riley Edwards: Protecting Olivia
Riley Edwards: Redeeming Violet
Riley Edwards, Recovering Ivy
Nicole Flockton: Protecting Maria
Nicole Flockton: Guarding Erin
Nicole Flockton: Guarding Suzie
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Casey Hagen: Shielding Nebraska
Casey Hagen: Shielding Harlow
Casey Hagen: Shielding Josie
Casey Hagen: Shielding Blair
Desiree Holt: Protecting Maddie
Kathy Ivan: Saving Sarah
Kathy Ivan: Saving Savannah
Kathy Ivan: Saving Stephanie
Jesse Jacobson: Protecting Honor
Jesse Jacobson: Fighting for Honor
Jesse Jacobson: Defending Honor
Jesse Jacobson: Summer Breeze
Silver James: Rescue Moon
Silver James: SEAL Moon
Silver James: Assassin’s Moon
Silver James: Under the Assassin’s Moon
Becca Jameson: Saving Sofia
Kate Kinsley: Protecting Ava
Heather Long: Securing Arizona
Heather Long: Guarding Gertrude
Heather Long: Protecting Pilar
Heather Long: Covering Coco
Gennita Low: No Protection
Kirsten Lynn: Joining Forces for Jesse
Margaret Madigan: Bang for the Buck
Margaret Madigan: Buck the System
Margaret Madigan: Jungle Buck
Margaret Madigan: December Chill
Rachel McNeely: The SEAL’s Surprise Baby
Rachel McNeely: The SEAL’s Surprise Bride
Rachel McNeely: The SEAL’s Surprise Twin
KD Michaels: Saving Laura
KD Michaels: Protecting Shane
KD Michaels: Avenging Angels
Wren Michaels: The Fox & The Hound
Wren Michaels: The Fox & The Hound 2
Wren Michaels: Shadow of Doubt
Wren Michaels: Shift of Fate
Wren Michaels: Steeling His Heart
Kat Mizera: Protecting Bobbi
Mary B Moore: Force Protection
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LeTeisha Newton: Protecting Goddess
LeTeisha Newton: Protecting Vixen
LeTeisha Newton: Protecting Heartbeat
MJ Nightingale: Protecting Beauty
MJ Nightingale: Betting on Benny
MJ Nightingale: Protecting Secrets
Sarah O’Rourke: Saving Liberty
Debra Parmley: Protecting Pippa
Lainey Reese: Protecting New York
Jenika Snow: Protecting Lily
Jen Talty: Burning Desire
Jen Talty: Burning Kiss
Jen Talty: Burning Skies
Jen Talty: Burning Lies
Jen Talty: Burning Heart
Megan Vernon: Protecting Us
Megan Vernon: Protecting Earth
Fire and Police: Operation Alpha World
Freya Barker: Burning for Autumn
KaLyn Cooper: Justice for Gwen
Aspen Drake: Sheltering Emma
Barb Han: Kace
Reina Torres: Justice for Sloane
Stacey Wilk: Stage Fright
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SEAL of Protection: Legacy Series
Securing Caite
Securing Brenae (novella)
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Securing Piper (Aug 2019)
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Rescuing Harley
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Rescuing Kassie
Rescuing Bryn
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Justice for Mackenzie (FREE!)
Justice for Mickie
Justice for Corrie
Justice for Laine (novella)
Shelter for Elizabeth
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Shelter for Adeline
Shelter for Sophie
Justice for Erin
Justice for Milena
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Justice for Hope
Shelter for Quinn
Shelter for Koren (July 2019)
Shelter for Penelope (Oct 2019)
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Protecting Caroline (FREE!)
Protecting Alabama
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Marrying Caroline (novella)
Protecting Summer
Protecting Cheyenne
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Protecting Melody
Protecting the Future
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New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Tennessee where she lives, but this all American girl has also spent the last fourteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, Indiana, and Texas. She’s married to a retired Army man who now gets to follow her around the country.
She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in.
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