Hot Shot by Lynn Raye
Harris
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Cool under
pressure... Until now.
Hostile Operations
Team sniper Jack "Hawk" Hunter is cool, methodical, and utterly
lethal. Nothing rattles Jack's calm. But that was before he learned he fathered
a child three years ago--a child who has just been kidnapped.
Gina Domenico is a
superstar, a pop sensation with a string of hit records. But deep inside, she's
still the lonely girl she's always been. When Jack saved her from an arms
dealer, they spent three unforgettable days together waiting for rescue--and
Gina fell hard for the sexy soldier before he walked away forever.
But now she needs his
help and she'll do anything to get it. Though Jack can never forgive Gina for
keeping his child from him, he'll do everything in his power--and HOT's--to
bring their son home safely.
Nothing is what it
seems, however, and their fates hang in the balance as someone else pulls the
strings...and brings them ever closer to an explosive confrontation that could
either save their son--or cost them everything.
USA Today bestselling
author Lynn Raye Harris burst onto the scene when she won a writing contest
held by Harlequin. A former finalist for the Romance Writers of America's
Golden Heart Award and the National Readers Choice Award, Lynn lives in Alabama
with her handsome former military husband and two crazy cats. Lynn writes about
hot military heroes, sizzling international billionaires, and the women who
dare to tame them. Her books have been called "exceptional and
emotional," "intense," and "sizzling." To date, Lynn's
books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
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Excerpt
A few minutes later
Jack came into the bedroom. She thought she should tell him to knock first or
something, but she didn’t have the energy. The barriers that would normally be
there between her and a man just weren’t there with Jack.
“You didn’t eat
enough on the plane. I ordered room service.”
“I’m not hungry.”
“Gina.” He walked
into the room and stopped in front of her. His blue eyes roamed her face while
her heart kicked up. When he met her eyes again, her breath hitched. “You have
to rest and you have to eat. We don’t know what’s going to happen, and you need
to be strong. That’s one of the rules on a mission. Take care of yourself or
you’re no good to your team.”
“I’m not part of your
team. I’m just me.”
“You aren’t alone on
this. We’re here, and that makes you part of the team. I’m ordering you to eat,
same as I’d order my spotter or anyone else under my authority, and then I’m
ordering you to rest.”
“I’m not under your
authority.” Maybe she should be angry at the way he was talking to her, but she
was oddly touched. God, just blame it on stress and a situation outside her
control. She needed to push this man away, but she couldn’t seem to do it.
“Think of this like
the island. I’m the one with the experience. I know what I’m doing. I got you
out of there, didn’t I?”
She nodded.
“Trust me to get you
out of here too, okay?”
“All right.”
He lifted an eyebrow.
“You gonna eat when the food gets here?”
“Depends on what you
ordered. I hate squash, for instance.”
“Then I’ll call and
cancel the squash sandwich.”
She couldn’t help but
laugh even though it had an edge that could turn into panic at any moment. “You
didn’t order anything of the sort.”
“No.” He backed away
and reached for the door handle. “Put on your pajamas. Get comfortable.”
“I don’t wear
pajamas. I don’t wear anything.”
He stopped in
mid-swing and she wanted to laugh again. She did wear pajamas, but she’d wanted
to rattle him. Just because.
“Well, honey, you can
come out here in nothing if you want, but it’ll probably be embarrassing for
you and the delivery person both. Still, you can tip him good and I’m sure
it’ll be fine.”
He shot her a grin
before shutting the door behind him. Gina stood there with her heart pounding
and her pulse skipping and wondered just what it was about him that made her
want to get beneath his skin.
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