Blurb:

Prepare for heart-racing suspense in this original collection by thirty of the hottest bestselling authors and new voices writing romance suspense today.

Go on vacation with Allison Brennan’s Lucy Kincaid, where she saves a man from drowning, only to discover he is in far greater danger on land. Meet Roxanne St. Claire’s "bullet catcher"—bodyguard Donovan Rush—who may have met his match in the sexually charged "Diamond Drop." Debut author William Simon shows us what happens when the granddaughter of the president of the United States is kidnapped. And Lee Child’s pitch-perfect "I Heard a Romantic Story" puts a whole new spin on Love Is Murder.

Bodyguards, vigilantes, stalkers, serial killers, women (and men!) in jeopardy, cops, thieves, P.I.s, killers—these all-new stories will keep you thrilled and chilled late into the night.

This 580 page book, has 30 short stories from some really cool authors. To see them all, go here

Today, I have a brief excerpt from Cindy Gerard’s story, Dying to Score:

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Oh, yeah. Judging by the chuck, chuck, chuck of her custom AR-15, Crystal—aka: Tinkerbelle, Johnny Duane Reed’s own personal transplant from never-never land—was kicking some serious ass. If help didn’t arrive soon, preferably in the form of their Black Ops., Inc. extraction team, not only was he going to die in this snake-infested jungle, Tink was going to take the long goodbye with him.

The thought of losing her redoubled the pain that screamed through his shoulder where an AK round had ripped through flesh and bone.

“Shoulda clipped…your wings, Tink.” He shook his head and fought the darkness from the blood loss and the suffocating, wet jungle heat that threatened to drag him under. “Told Nate…this…was a…bad idea. Never shoulda…let you…come along…never shoulda—“

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