Then, almost at my lowest point of despair, I find my nightmare is only beginning when Zoe escapes again. Now Ethan wants me as leverage to get her back.
But even as she ran, Zoe made arrangements to help me, and that’s how I end up under the protection of the Satan’s Devils, an outlaw motorcycle club in Arizona. The woman I was would have been in her element among a group of handsome, rugged bikers; the disabled woman I am now feels scared and vulnerable, and soon I find this isn’t the safest place to hide.
But there’s a contract out on me, and useless as I am, there’s nowhere else for me to go.
But there’s one reason for me to stay, the VP of the Satan’s Devils who teaches me to feel like a whole woman again.
Wraith
She doesn’t fit into our world. Fuck, even if she wasn’t in that damn wheelchair she’d be out of her element. Our American ways are foreign to her, let alone those of bikers. But as soon as I saw her something attracted me to her, even though our Prez made it clear we were protecting her, and she wasn’t fresh meat for the boys.
I knew from the start I wanted her, but also that I would have to be patient. She thinks she’s undesirable, is scared of taking a man to her bed as though her disability defines who she is. I’m going to need to teach her she’s wrong.
Sophie is broken in more ways than one, but as she regains her independence, gradually the woman she was starts to emerge and it’s then I take my chance.
But that’s the point when it all goes to shit. She’s under our protection, but we fail to protect her from one of our own. And when a contract to abduct her is taken on by a rival biker club and one of our prospects is killed, it becomes more than just about her, we have to protect our club.
Blood Brothers #3.5: Turning Wheels
Brothers protecting their own
Sean
When a ‘package’ is left for me at Grade A’s reception, I hardly expect it to be a baby, nor to discover after DNA testing that she is mine. Fuck, me with a daughter? And I’ve no idea who the mother is – I’ve always been so careful! But the wording of the note left with the baby suggests whoever she is she’s in trouble, so now I’ve got to discover her identity and then find and help her. All I know is that I was working in Amahad when the baby must have been conceived, so I return to that Arab country to call on the help of my old friends, members of the Kassis royal family.
Ben teams me up with Vanessa – I’ve no idea why. She hates me. It will be her first time investigating in the field and I know she isn’t prepared to be thrown into something like this. Together we start our search not realising it will end up with lives at stake, including our own.
Vanessa
I’ve always fancied Sean, well, who wouldn’t? But when I discover he’s fathered a child and has no idea who the mother is it brings home to me his manwhoring ways. He’s never going to change, is he?
And then there’s the baby. It’s not that I have an aversion to children, but any young child reminds me of a past I’m ashamed off and brings back many painful memories I’d much rather forget.
So when Ben offers me my first job out of the office, I protest going anywhere with Sean, but my boss is insistent. Then in Amahad I grow to see the man underneath the shallow exterior and it gets harder to resist my attraction to him. Gradually he learns my darkest secrets and the key to my heart.
But our search for Mollie’s missing mother leads us into danger. Will we be able to stay alive long enough to explore what could be between us?
Blood Brothers #4: Identity Crisis
Acknowledgements
Again thanks must go to my beta readers, Kirsten, and Christy who helped me get the plot in shape and gave me the encouragement to continue, and once again I’m extremely grateful for the help and support from Kate Marope of The Ribbon Marker Editorial Services.
Cover design and formatting by Freeyourwords. Lia, once again it was great working with you!
I’m grateful for all readers who have read the previous two books in the series and have given me such lovely feedback and encouragement to continue writing. Knowing you are enjoying Blood Brothers spurs me on to write more. If you have enjoyed this book, please take a moment to leave a review. Writing is a lonely life, and I can’t express enough how much I appreciate all feedback I receive.
Finally thanks to my husband who takes the time to read my books and along with his encouragement and support, helps pick up on some of the inconsistencies which I’ve missed. Any left in there are completely down to me, and not to him!
And, as always, thanks to my wonderful son – it’s nice to know that he’s proud of his mum.
About the Author
After commuting for too many years to London working in various senior management roles, Manda Mellett left the rat race and now fulfils her dream and writes full time. She draws on her background in psychology, the experience of working in different disciplines and personal life experiences in her books.
Manda lives in the beautiful countryside of North Essex with her husband and two slightly nutty Irish Setters. Walking her dogs gives her the thinking time to come up with plots for her novels, and she often dictates ideas onto her phone on the move, while looking over her shoulder hoping no one is around to listen to her. Manda’s other main hobby is reading, and she devours as many books as she can.
Her biggest fan is her gay son (every mother should have one!). Her favourite pastime when he is home is the late night chatting sessions they enjoy, where no topic is taboo, and usually accompanied by a bottle of wine or two.
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