Title: Evening Shadows
Author: Sheila Kell
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Book Blurb:
When a man's life is at stake, he must rely on the woman who holds crucial secrets. Can their love withstand the test of uncovering the truth? In Sheila Kell's gripping novel of deception and redemption, two operatives engage in a dangerous mission that will challenge them as agents, friends, and lovers.
When deception results in vengeance, your heart becomes your only trustworthy guide.
Despite time and distance, Ken "Boss" Patrick's love for Samantha "Sugar" Milton remains unwavering. When the chance arises to transition from friends to lovers, uncontrollable circumstances escalate the stakes to a frightening degree. His pursuit of her heart transforms into a desperate struggle to safeguard their lives.
To endure a recent injury and escape from their captor, Ken must depend on the woman he loves but no longer trusts. With Sugar's struggles distinguishing truth from deception, Ken's sole opportunity is to persuade the agent who possesses his heart that the true enemy lies in the forces working against them.
Excerpt:
Knowing he shouldn’t intrude, he turned back to his bike. Ken’s blood ran cold at Sam’s following urgently spoken statement, and he whirled around to face her.
“When did he go missing? What do you mean kidnapped?”
Every team member froze in getting to their vehicles and turned to Sam. Ken’s blood ran cold at the questions she’d asked.
She turned, and their eyes connected. Instead of the woman who was pissed off at him from their passionate kiss, she turned back into the focused woman who happened to be the best damn sniper he’d known. Her expression wrenched his gut. Even through her strength, fear clouded her eyes, and he’d never seen that in her before.
Without thought for themselves and the rest due to them, after a long, hard day of training, the men moved in and surrounded Sam. They knew they’d just drawn an op and were already focused on learning what details they could from her side of the conversation.
Even though they were only stepping away from the building, Ken pulled his cell from his pocket and speed-dialed the HIS emergency line. When Jesse answered, he quickly stated, “We have a kidnapping. We’re returning now. Sam’s on the phone with a Beverly, maybe Beverly Shodun. Her boy should be about nine or ten.”
They began to shuffle her toward the door they’d all departed through a few moments ago as individuals going their separate ways. They returned as a cohesive team.
“Oh, hell,” Jesse responded. “His name is Cody, and he’s nine, almost ten. Devon and I are ready for you.”
“We’re walking in now.” Until they reached the war room, Ken would keep his phone line open to relay anything Sam said, so even that couple of seconds it saved could mean time in rescuing the boy.
As the men led the way down the hallway, Ken followed Sam, listening to every word in case she forgot to relay something. As she slowed her pace, she turned away and lowered her voice. Curious, he leaned in from behind her and barely overheard her words. When he did, he stepped back because her statement startled him.
“Don’t you remember who I work for? I thought you wanted me to kill two of them, not bring them to help you.”
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The heroine is strong in her own right as a member of the elite HIS team. She’s captive with an injured agent and might just be the rescuer instead of the rescued.
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Author Biography:
Sheila Kell writes about romantic men who leave women’s hearts pounding with a happily ever after built on memorable, adrenaline-pumping stories. Her debut novel, His Desire (HIS Series #1), launched as an Amazon #1 romantic suspense bestseller, later winning the Readers’ Favorite award for best romantic suspense novel.
Having left behind her days in the United States Air Force and as a University Vice President, she can usually be found on the Mississippi coast, where she lives with her cats and all the strays that magically find her front door. When she isn’t writing, you can find Sheila with her nose in a good book, dealing with the woodland critters who enjoy her back patio, or wishing she had a genie to do her bidding.
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