Bounty’s Song
by Mandy
Colton
GENRE: Contemporary
Romance
BLURB:
Gage Knight is a
Texas bounty hunter and just doing a tough job when he’s sent to Nashville to
pick up a grifting high-dollar fugitive. He arrives at the right place at
almost the right time, but he makes a big mistake when he leaves.
Once a debutante,
Danica Chastain is now a struggling songwriter with a dream of landing a job in
the music business. On the day when her hard work seems to be heading in the
right direction, a gruff man with a dark presence and wolfish eyes arrives at
her door.
Although their
immediate chemistry is off the charts, the two clash—for good reason. Danica is
not who he thinks she is, and he’s not listening...
Excerpt:
That little bitch had pulled her con
off so smoothly, Danica knew just like she knew her rent hadn’t been paid that
Tara, if that was even her real name, the money, and her stuff was long gone.
She would just wait and call the cops after her appointment at the record
company tomorrow. Focus on your meeting with Hank, Danica. If that went well,
she’d just find her another roommate, take what was left of her clothes, and
leave this dump. She would hold her head up and keep moving forward with her
mind on her future and dreams.
* * * *
The next morning, Danica spent much
of her time stomping around and grumbling. Her routine was screwed. She’d found
the coffee pot gone first and then, after taking her shower, found her blow
dryer lifted as well. She’d had to painstakingly brush her hair dry. Then there
was the underwear dilemma she’d faced next. She had none. It was all gone, and
the only thing she could do was put the bra back on from the day before, which
was not going to work for the panties. There had been too much freaking out the
night before about bigger issues than to remember to wash them out or even
worry about something as minor as going sans the drawers. She’d just have to
temporarily go commando and leave early enough to buy herself some undies on
the way to her appointment.
She was about ready to leave the
apartment when there was a knock on the door. Danica looked out the peephole
but didn’t see anyone. Hmm. She shrugged, opened the door to take a step out
and look, immediately walking into a wall of man and muscle. Yelping in
surprise, she quickly moved her eyes up to his face. Whoa. At first glance, the
guy had a dark, daunting presence, almost intimidating as he loomed over her. A
closer inspection made another thought cross her mind. What a hunk-o-man! Talk
about tall, beefy, and ruggedly handsome. Not exactly swarthy but deeply tanned
and a nice amount of past-five-oh-clock shadow framed a nicely chiseled
jawline. The whole package made her shiver a little. She could smell the guy,
he was so close, and his cologne was a heady alpha male blend of sweat, the
non-stinky man-musk kind, and spice. Ooh, and leather. In fear of being zapped
by a jolt of supercharged testosterone mixed with potently virile pheromones,
she took a step back.
He stood there, intimidating-like,
looking down his nose at her, eyeing her, nothing moving except for a pair of
odd color eyes. They were mesmerizing. He cleared his throat, which broke her
staring spell.
She finally said, “If you’re looking
for Tara, she’s gone.” She scanned him again. At least the bitch had a little
taste in who she screwed. Couldn’t say the same for the guys.
Suddenly his eyes changed and he
looked a bit amused. What a pair of peepers he had on that strikingly handsome
and chiseled face. The guy had bright-gray eyes, like a husky dog or a wolf. My
goodness, how beautiful they were and framed by lush lashes, those making her a
little jealous. Danica was curious if the eye color was real or if he might be
wearing contacts. Before she had the chance to ask, he opened his mouth.
“Is that right?”
Wow. The beefcake wasn’t the
meathead she was expecting, he could speak. Smooth, sexy voice too. “Yup, bitch
is gone. That’s for damn sure.”
He snickered at that. “Mind if I
come in?”
“As a matter of fact, I do. I have
somewhere I gotta be.”
The guy rudely bumped her aside with
his broad chest and walked right past, making her gasp because he didn’t have
permission and she was pretty sure that brief contact had created a few sparks
underneath her chassis. Sparky, like after a bump in the road and your loose
muffler intermittently drags the asphalt before scraping your undercarriage
again with a zing. Yeah, like that.
Danica put her hands on her hips and
cleared her own throat this time. “Excuse me, but I think I just told you that
Tara’s not here and I have someplace to go.”
He walked right through the
apartment, opened a bedroom door, and turned to grin at her. Then he walked to
the other and opened it. “Mmhmm. Bet you do have some place to go, being that
you just missed your court date. Again. Skipping for a second time on the same
bondsman. He warned you last time. Somebody was gonna be comin’ for your
lily-white ass.”
“Why are saying ‘you’? Like I did
that? I don’t have a clue what you’re even talking about. I haven’t done
anything, and for your information, my white ass is clean. I have never needed
a bondsman.”
That made the corners of his mouth
quirk upward into a smile. “Nice to know. Let’s see some ID, sweetheart.”
She still had her hands on her hips
and narrowed her eyes at the guy. “What? You think I’m her, don’t you?”
Thoroughly insulted by the thought, she continued, “Freaking Jesus H. Believe
me, I could never be as bad as that nasty-ass, thieving, nympho skank is.”
Those sexy lips began twitching at
that. She couldn’t stop focusing on them. He stuck his hand out, doing a “give
it”-type motion with his fingers. “ID, please.”
Aggravated now, she grabbed her bag
and snapped, “Fine! Who the hell are you, walking right in and demanding ID?
Why are you here?”
“I’m a bond enforcement officer
working on behalf of the bondsman in Texas. The law and bond was broken by not
showing on the scheduled court date. I’m here to collect Tara Morgan and take
her to jail. If you’re not her, then just kindly show me some ID and I’ll go.”
AUTHOR BIO:
Mandy Colton is from Louisville, KY, and lives a very
quiet life with her husband and teenage son. A fan of romance, fun adventure,
drama, humor, and on occasion, sci-fi stories. Her first book, Way to Go, and
the continuing series came from her years, own adventures and experiences
working in the travel industry.
Although she’s a great fan of the human imagination,
she is also of the opinion that there are just no better stories than those
that involve a bit of true life.
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1 comments:
Thanks for having me here. For the readers, Bounty's Song is a free download until Dec. 2 on Amazon. Enjoy!
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