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Title:
Deadly Attraction
Series:
SCVC Taskforce #6
Author:
Misty Evans
Release
Date: November 5, 2016
Genre:
Romantic Suspense
Book Summary:
***Part
of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to Rescue Dogs
Rock NYC. Fans who know me know I’m a huge dog lover and I love to support
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A
wildfire out of control…
His
twin brother is dead and the only way National Intelligence officer, Mitch
Holden, is going to make it through the holidays is by staying focused on his
latest SCVC Taskforce investigation—catching a homegrown terrorist with a
penchant for arson. The terrorist has started a wildfire eating up thousands
of acres of forest and putting dozens of people in danger. When Mitch is
pulled off that assignment to play bodyguard to a sexy forensic psychologist
who sees past all his defenses, he ends up in the middle of a personal
wildfire that’s as out of control as the one burning around the two of them.
A
killer on the loose…
The
trial that should have made her career cost Dr. Emma Collins everything—her
home, her future, the baby that was growing inside her after she testified
against famous actor Chris Goodsman, debunking his insanity defense and
sending him to prison for murder. Rebuilding her life in the aftermath, Emma
now rescues horses, dogs, and juvenile delinquents, and there’s no way she’s
heading to a safe house because Chris Goodsman has escaped. She refuses to
let anyone terrorize her or destroy her life again. But when a smart-talking,
irresistible federal agent shows up insisting he has to protect her, she
realizes her new bodyguard needs a bit of therapy. Good thing taking in lost
causes happens to be her specialty.
Two
people filled with grief may get burned…
Trapped
at the ranch by the wildfire, Mitch and Emma explore a searing attraction,
but soon discover they’re not alone. A killer has joined them—one who will do
anything to get revenge and isn’t afraid to take out anyone who gets in his
way.
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My
Thoughts
Deadly
Attraction by Misty Evans is another thrilling read with an ending that will
not disappoint!
The
beginning was well done.It introduced the core conflict of the novel as well
as the characters. Mitch was mourning his brother and was tasked with a new
assignment to protect the independent and feisty Dr. Emma Collins from a sociopath.
As Mitch raced against time to save her, the imminent danger seemed all too real.
And then the story took an interesting turn as the early chapters of the book
dealt with characters who struggled with demons from their pasts. As such,
there were times when the plot was character driven. Yet, I was kept in suspense
regarding when and where Emma and Mitch would have to confront the sociopath.
There were steamy moments. Then there were dark elements that are best
described as cringe worthy. Although, the storyline didn’t unfold exactly
as I imagined it, there were still sufficient plot twists and
nail-biting moments that kept me turning the pages.
Rating
4/5
I
received a review copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
****CHECK OUT THE EXCERPT BELOW****
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Excerpt
from DEADLY ATTRACTION
The woman who answered the door wasn’t at all what
Mitch expected.
Her brown hair was forced into a clip on top of her
head, a couple pieces of hay sticking out of it and random strands stuck to
her neck. Her face was devoid of makeup and sporting a healthy smear of dirt
on her cheek. She clutched the edges of a worn plaid robe close to her neck,
her short fingernails showing traces of caked mud. Beneath the hem of the
robe stretched sexy bare legs, slender ankles, and Barbie-pink toenails.
Mitch fought to take his eyes off her shapely calves
and bring them back up to her face. “Is Dr. Collins home?”
The porch light gave her face a subtle yellow glow. He
couldn’t be sure about the color of her eyes. They looked brown one moment,
then flashed a hint of green the next as she glanced behind him as if she
expected the boogeyman to be in the shadows.
Maybe she did.
“I’m Dr. Collins. What is this about?”
“You’re Emma Collins?”
Those eyes of hers flashed again, but she replied
evenly. “Dr. Emma Collins, yes. And you are?”
Damn. Definitely not what he expected a forensic
psychologist to look like. Shouldn’t she be…older? More buttoned-up with a
bun and glasses?
Maybe that was just his librarian fantasy getting in
the way.
Mitch flashed his ID and she glanced at it. “Agent
Mitch Holden. National Intelligence. Currently on loan to the Southern California
Violent Crimes Taskforce. May I come in?”
She was a good six inches shorter than him, her focus
swinging up to return to his face. “I’m not in the habit of letting strange
men into my house, Agent Holden, so no, you may not. Not until you tell me what
this is about.”
Brown. Her eyes were definitely brown with specks of
green in them. The specks caught the light like a cat’s eyes.
Get it together, Holden. Quit analyzing the woman’s
eyes and get down to business. “Chris Goodsman escaped a transport out of the
Hills today.”
Her face blanched. “What?”
She obviously hadn’t heard the news yet. “Victor Dupé
asked me to get you to a safe house. He’s been trying to reach you, but with
the wildfires and all, landlines have been overloaded and some of the local cell
towers aren’t working.”
The mention of Dupé seemed to wipe away her hesitation
about letting a strange man into her house. She stepped back and motioned him
in, her pretty eyes once more scanning the shadows over his shoulder.
Two Labs, one black and one white, rushed Mitch,
sniffing and wagging their tails.
“Hope you’re not allergic,” Collins said, closing the
door behind her.
“Nah.” Cold noses met his fingers. They, too, had a
dirt on their faces and hay in their short coats. “My brother and I always
had dogs growing up.”
Collins snapped her fingers and the Labs retreated,
heads down, tails still wagging. They flanked her, one on each side like
bodyguards. She absently petted their heads, the V of her robe falling open
enough for him to see tan skin and freckles dancing across her collarbone.
“How did Chris escape?”
Chris. Sounded funny for the doctor to refer to the
actor—a man she’d labeled a sociopath—by his first name. “The transport van
was run off the road. Goodsman escaped, the driver was killed, another
guard’s in serious condition. I don’t know all the details, but I’m sure Dupé
can fill you in when he meets us at the safe house.”
Her nose wrinkled. “Have you been drinking?”
Shit. “Not enough to affect my reasoning or judgment
skills, Dr. Collins. I assure you, I can keep you safe.”
Pushing off the door, she headed for the kitchen, a
brightly lit room off to his left. “I’ll make you some coffee.”
Coffee sounded good. The tone in her voice—like she was
reprimanding a kid about skipping school or not washing behind his
ears—didn’t. “I had two sips of whiskey, that’s all, before I got the call to
come protect you.”
He found himself following her into the kitchen, his
gaze drawn to her ass as she reached up to grab a bag of coffee from a rough
pine cabinet. “The holidays are hard on all of us,” she said.
So now she was presuming to know he hated Christmas and
the emotional shitstorm it brought on? Yeah, maybe he did feel that way, but
it was still annoying that within two minutes, she seemed to see right
through him.
One of the Labs nuzzled his fingertips. Gritting his
teeth, Mitch did his usual trick when someone probed into his personal
life—turned the tables on them. “How is it hard on you? Your boyfriend dump
you right before Christmas or something?”
She paused in pouring water into the coffee maker, but
her face was serene when she glanced over at him. “Touchy subject, I take
it?”
Guilt over lashing out at her clawed its way into his
chest. Jesus, what was wrong with him? He was here to get her to a safe
house, nothing more. Then it was back to a few last hours of vacation filled
with moping and a twelve pack. Mac could keep his scotch. “Yes, actually, it
is.”
She nodded and finished pouring the water, hit the
switch. “Sorry. I’m sure this isn’t what you had planned for your Saturday
night.”
It wasn’t what she’d planned either. Once more, he
chastised himself for being so defensive over nothing. For being rude. “Look,
I appreciate the coffee and the chitchat, but you need to pack a bag so we
can get out of here.”
“I’m going to shower and get dressed.” She walked by
him toward the living room and the stairs. “Help yourself to the cookies in
the Snoopy jar on the counter.”
She was halfway up the stairs when she turned back and
caught him ogling her ass. That same serene look crossed her features before
she motioned at the door. “There’s a shotgun above the door, locked and
loaded. Just in case.”
Huh. Interesting. A handsome Remington rested on hooks
over the front door exactly like she claimed. He also noticed for the first
time that there wasn’t a Christmas decoration of any kind inside the house.
No menorah or kinara either.
Was she atheist or some other religion? Did she simply
hate the holidays as much as he did?
He tipped his head at her. “Good to know.”
“FYI, I also have a couple of weapons upstairs.”
Was she warning him or letting him know she didn’t need
his protection? Either way, he found it cute. “Do you know how to use them?”
One of her dainty eyebrows arched. “Better help
yourself to that coffee, Agent Holden. I’ll be back shortly.”
“We really need to get on the road.”
“If Chris is coming after me, I’d rather not smell like
a barn when I have to confront him.”
She did smell. “You have livestock?”
“Horses. My practice involves therapy animals. You
ride?”
“Just motorcycles, ma’am.”
She glanced at his black boots. “A similar type of
therapy I’m told. No motorcycle tonight, though, huh?”
He hadn’t trusted himself on his bike. Too tempting to
flee town, just him and his demons, and ride like hell. “Not tonight.”
“Too bad.”
She disappeared up the stairs, the Labs on her heels,
before he could ask why.
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USA
TODAY Bestselling Author Misty Evans has published over twenty novels and
writes romantic suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal romance. As a writing
coach, she helps other authors bring their books – and their dreams of being
published – to life.
The
books in her Super Agent series have won a CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice
Award, CAPA nominations, the New England Reader’s Choice Bean Pot Award for
Best Romantic Suspense in 2010 and the ACRA Heart of Excellence Reader’s
Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense in 2011.
Her
Witches Anonymous series was dubbed a Fallen Angel Reviews Recommended Read.
The Super Agent Series, Witches Anonymous Series, and the Kali Sweet Series
have been on multiple Amazon Kindle bestsellers lists. Her culinary romantic
mystery, THE SECRET INGREDIENT, and the first book in her Deadly series,
DEADLY PURSUIT, are both USA TODAY bestsellers.
Misty
likes her coffee black, her conspiracy stories juicy, and her wicked
characters dressed in couture. When not reading or writing, she enjoys music,
movies, and hanging out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies.
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