The
Ringer
Amber
Malloy
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Date of Publication: May 23, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61333-694-6
ASIN:
Number of pages: 184
Word Count: 55,395
Cover Artist: Lacey Savage
Book Description:
Lane Garret is a dead ringer...
Newly single, cheaters decoy Lane
Garret is excited about her fresh start and believes everything is at last on
track. Unfortunately, her fantasy of the good life is blown away…along with one
of her marks. While on a date, Lane not just witnesses a murder but almost
becomes a victim. Saved in the nick of time by one hot detective, she wonders
if someone wants her dead.
On forced leave due to a pending
Internal Affairs investigation, Jackson (Jax) Thornbird agrees to do a friend a
favor. Tricked into decoy security, Jax decides one night will be easy enough,
but things go awry. When shots are fired, he grabs the girl and leaves the
scene of the crime—a rash decision that could ruin his career. However, Jax has
a hunch the intended target wasn’t the dead, cheating husband.
Excerpt
It was too dark
to see the woman’s face, but Jax recognized something about her. Streetlights
ran over the car, creating a quick shadow before slipping back into the night.
He couldn’t get
a good read on her face.
Even with her
strange blonde hair and oddly matched clothes, Jax remembered the decoy.
This woman
reeked girl-next-door wholesomeness, but without direct light he couldn’t place
her, underneath the heavy makeup and the two-times-too-small Hello Kitty tank
she wore.
“I know you,”
she said. It came out in a hushed whisper while they sped down Wacker Drive.
The underground tunnel had dangerous twists and turns.
“I-I-I
remember—” she stuttered with a bit more panic lacing her voice.
A sedan whizzed
past them, missing the sports car by mere inches. To overcompensate for the
close call, she jerked the wheel too hard, careening them into a massive
spinout.
Adrenaline
thrummed through his veins, and Jax reached over to grab the steering wheel.
“Put your foot
on the brake,” he instructed as they continued to spin in the opposite
direction. She didn’t utter a single word, not even a peep, while Jax
maneuvered the car into the slide.
Almost too late
to save them, Jax noted very few cars passed them before they spun out over the
median divider.
“I know you,”
she wheezed. The woman dropped her head on the wheel.
The car idled in
the middle of the road as Jax tried to calm her down. “You’re going into
shock,” he told her. “I need you to take three deep breaths, hold for five
seconds, then exhale. Come on, I’ll do it with you. One.” Getting close to her,
he inhaled and waited before he released.
After a moment
she began to follow his lead. Once they got through their first repetition, she
had calmed down a bit. “Hot,” she said before she snatched the blonde wig off
and shook her dark hair loose. The light from the street caught her eyes. Jax
gazed into her dazzling green globes.
“Yeah,” he
admitted as he stared at her. “I know you, too.”
About
the Author:
Amber Malloy dreamed of being a
double agent but couldn't pass the psyche evaluation. Crushed by despair that
she couldn't legally shoot things, Amber pursued her second career choice as
pastry chef. When she's not writing or whipping up a mean Snickers Cheesecake,
she occasionally spies on her sommelier. Amber is convinced he's faking his
French accent.
@authambermalloy
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