Kill Shot
by Amber
Malloy
GENRE: Romantic
Suspense
BLURB:
Invited to speak for the United Nations, International Attorney
Ashe Marcille is on the fast track. However, everything changes when she finds
her law partner dead. Left with no option but to abandon her hard-earned
career, she goes on the run.
Walker Knight, owner of a high-tech security firm, left the spy games years
ago. A former agent for J8, he had no intention of returning to that life until
the agency calls in one last favor. It should have been an easy job—pick up
then drop off a lawyer with no questions asked. But, best laid plans…
Attracted to the attorney from the minute he laid eyes on her, Walker sets out
to solve her case. Until he can figure out who wants her dead, he’ll have to
keep her close…very close.
Excerpt:
As
he stepped onto the wraparound porch to unlock the door, he promised himself to
make this visit a quick in and out. J8 wanted Ashe released into their custody.
If the agency didn’t have a history of turning and burning their targets, he
would have given her up willingly a few weeks back.
Walker
reached for the ancient lock and opened the front door to the blue-colored wood
home. A full-on assault of rich tomato sauce intermingling with the ocean
breeze smacked him in the face.
It
had been closed off for the better part of a decade, so Walker hadn’t stepped
into it since his teen years. Before Ashe’s arrival, sheets had covered the
furniture. He took in the bright tones of blue and cream that warmed the house.
Following
the sound of voices toward the patio, he noted the changes she’d made to the
cottage since he’d stashed her there. Once furnished in thick fabrics and dark
tones, the light and airy ambience enhanced the feel-good energy of his old
summer haunt.
The
sound of Ashe’s laughter drew him into the kitchen, where pots boiled and
bubbled on top of the stove. His stomach rumbled from the heady aroma, but the
sight of Ashe shook him to his core. Walker hadn’t felt this type of attraction
to a woman in years.
Clad
in a bikini and a skimpy cover-up, she stood outside the French doors. Wild,
reddish-brown curls streamed down her back. He’d suggested she change her
appearance, but he’d had no idea Ashe would resemble something out of a 1950s
B-movie.
The
absolute best genre ever!
“Are
you looking to replace that flooring upstairs?” Nosey neighbor Tom’s nasally
tone snapped him back to reality. “Dan, two streets over, is a whiz with
carpentry.”
Ashe
raked stray leaves from the pool with the cleaning pole. “Not sure. I’ll have
to check with—” She stopped mid-sentence. “Speaking of the devil.”
Walker
stepped out of the house, and she greeted him with a smile.
“Walker!”
Tom scrambled to get up from the lounge chair. His nosey-ass neighbor had built
his deck above eye-level of the fence, a fact that hadn’t gone unnoticed by his
grandparents. “What’s it been…ten years?”
He
waved for the old man to take a seat before he fell over. “I haven’t been able
to get out this way much,” he admitted. Without his grandparents around, he’d
felt no need to visit.
“Military,
right? Then what? Private work for the government?”
Walker
didn’t answer. He could tell the man didn’t know anything.
“Your
fiancĂ©e here has been quite the hit around the neighborhood.”
“How
so?” he asked, intrigued about Ashe’s title, among other things. She’d
remodeled his grandparents’ home, cooked and flirted with his lusty neighbor.
Apparently, the gorgeous attorney had been bored.
“What
am I going on about? You two haven’t had a proper greeting. Go on and give your
fella a smooch hello.”
“We’re
fine. We don’t need to—” Walker began.
Ashe’s
soft lips cut off his next word. Against good common sense but not his will, he
put his hands around her waist and deepened their kiss.
A
warm ball of lust spread through his body. Revved up, he wanted more, but she
pulled out of his grip with a wink. “I’ve got dinner going. We’ll catch you
later,” Ashe said to Tom.
“Oh,
okay. Yeah, I’ve got a new Jeopardy to watch anyway,” Tom muttered.
Walker
grabbed her hand and led her into the house.
With
a sexy laugh, she hurried to close the double doors. “Sorry about that. The
snitch would have ratted us out to the whole neighborhood by the time the ten
o’clock news hit the air.”
Walker
bit back a smile. “So, we’re engaged now…”
My Review:
Walker Knight used to be a spy but he gave that all up and
opened up his own business a security firm. Now the agency has called him in to
do one more job for them. A lady lawyer needs protection as someone is trying
to kill her. Walker is reluctant to take the case as he did give up the spy
business but as a favor for the agency he agrees to do this one last job. But
after meeting the lady Walker is attracted to her and wants to keep her safe.
Walker sets out to find out who wants her dead.
Kill Shot is full of actions and suspense that will keep you
glued to the pages wanting to know where our characters are going to take us
next and who is trying to kill Ashe. Both of our characters have a few secrets
tucked away in their past. Will those secrets show their little heads in the
near future?
Join Walker and Ashe on their journey of trying to stay
alive in the spy world. I would recommend Kill Shot to anyone who likes a good
spy story with some great characters that will take you on a crazy and wild
ride.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Amber
Malloy dreamed of being a double agent but couldn't pass the psyche evaluation.
Crushed by despair that she couldn't legally shoot things, Amber pursued her
second career choice as pastry chef. When she's not writing or whipping up a
mean Snickers Cheesecake, she occasionally spies on her sommelier. Amber is
convinced he's faking his French accent.
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7 comments:
Love the cover!
How long ago did you come up for the idea of your book?
Do you have any plans for your next book?
Your book sounds interesting. I hope that it is a success.
How long did it take you to write your book?
Did you come up with the title of the book before or after you started writing it?
Who is your favorite character in the book?
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