His
Moment to Steal (In the Line of Duty)
Cathryn
Fox
ISBN: 978-1619229198
Samhain Publishing
Book Description:
Once a thief, always a thief...and he's
just walked away with her heart.
In the Line of Duty, Book 4
Ex-military security specialist Luke
Phillips would like nothing more than to walk away from his latest job,
especially when he realizes the upscale market owner is the daughter of the man
responsible for his year spent in juvie. Except he promised the kids at the
community center new and updated equipment. He has no choice but to keep to
himself and try not to get mixed up with Emery Vincent. No matter how sweet and
sexy she is.
One look at Luke starts Emery's heart
fluttering-along with other specific body parts. But she knows better than to act
on those urges with a bad boy who looks at her like he's been living off
rations and she's the market's hot lunch special. But when he rescues her and
bandages up her scuffed knee, the heat between them explodes. While a future
between them is impossible, hot, sweaty sex is guaranteed-at least until the
job is done. Unless Luke can let go of the past and risk it all for love.
Warning: This book contains a
smoking-hot ex-convict from the wrong side of the tracks, and a silver-spoon
lady who gets oh, so much more than she bargained for when she hires him for a
job.
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Excerpt
He started into
traffic, making his way to Sky Bar, but decided to take the long way around. He
drove by the market, wondering if Emery was still working, but when he saw her
once again walking down the street, a shopping bag tucked under her arm, he
cursed.
He followed her,
determined to find out exactly what she was up to this time. Once again shadows
came out of the woodwork, and while he wanted to get to the bottom of matters,
he couldn’t stand back and do nothing when her safety was at risk.
He revved his bike
and pulled up beside her.
She turned toward
him, and her eyes went wide.
“Luke?” she said,
sounding breathless.
“What are you doing?”
She clutched the
brown paper bag tighter. “I could be asking you the same thing.”
“Okay, then I’m
following you. Your turn.”
“Why are you
following me?”
“Answer my question
first.”
“I’m…” She looked
into her bag. “I’m doing a delivery.”
He stared at her,
reading her body language. “Try again.”
She lifted her chin
slightly. “It’s true.” She looked behind her. “At least, I was doing
a delivery until you scared them off.”
Luke searched the
shadows. “Scared who off?”
“If you must know, I
was delivering the day-old bread to a few people.” She shrugged, like it was
nothing. “It gets thrown out anyway.”
His heart nearly
stopped beating, because he knew it wasn’t nothing, and he knew
exactly what was going on. “What people?”
“Just some men my
father banned from the store a few years ago.”
“Go on.”
She stepped toward
him and lowered her voice so that whoever lurked in the shadows couldn’t hear
her. “They’re good people. They’re just hungry.”
He braced one hand on
his knee, and said, “Put the bag down and get on.”
She gave a hard shake
of her head. “Last night they missed out because—”
“Emery,” he said,
cutting her off. He stole another glance around. “I’m guessing whoever I
frightened away is still watching and will get the food when I leave, right?”
“Yes, I suppose so.”
“So get on.”
When she hesitated,
he reached out to her, grabbed her by her blouse and tugged her closer. As soon
as she was close enough, he reached for his spare helmet and put it on her
head. Even though he’d taught her how to use the buckle, he did it for her
anyway. Once he finished he gestured to the bag.
“Now put it down.
You’re coming with me.”
She set the bag down
on the sidewalk, and he crooked his finger when she looked like she was going
to hang around a moment longer.
“I’m not leaving you
here alone.”
“I come here every
night. I’m fine.”
“Yeah, well last
night you weren’t so fine. You got hit by a car.”
“I was distracted.”
“And I’m not taking a
chance that you’ll get distracted again. Besides, I don’t like you out here by
yourself. If you want to give away day-old bread, can’t you make the exchange
at the store, before dark?”
“If my father ever…”
She stopped speaking and folded her arms. “Why are you doing this? Why are you
following me?”
“Because you clearly
need someone to watch out for you.”
Going on the
defensive, she shot back, “I’ve been taking care of myself since I was a child.
I’ve pretty much mastered it.”
“Then maybe it’s time
you let someone else do it.”
He slipped his hand
under the helmet clasp and urged her closer, until their helmets bumped. “I’m
not leaving here without you.”
“Fine,” she said.
“You can take me back to the store.”
“I’ll take you home.”
“I’m not going home.”
He stiffened and
wondered if she had another date with that asshole Lane. Today he’d made her go
out with him, and now he suddenly found himself ready to walk barefoot over a
bed of nails to stop her. Fuck. Talk about a mood swing. Maybe he should check
to see if he was menstruating, or better yet, head on over Sky Bar and get one
of the guys to kick him in the ovaries.
About
the Author:
New York Time and USA Today
Bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a multi published author in the romance genre
under two pen names. Cathryn is a wife,
mom, sister, daughter, and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything
chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. She has two
teenagers who keep her busy with their never ending activities, and a husband
who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. Cathryn can
never find balance in her life, is always trying to find time to go to the gym,
can never keep up with emails, Facebook or Twitter and tries to write
page-turning books that her readers will love.
A maritime native and former
financial officer, Cathryn has lived all over Canada but has finally settled
down in her childhood hometown with her family.
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