Please welcome Margaret Daley and her book
Dangerous Pursuit as a
part of Bewitching Book Tours!
Dangerous
Pursuit
The Protectors
The Protectors
Book One
Margaret
Daley
Genre:
romantic suspense
ISBN: 9781301248940
ASIN: B00E7HNG6M
BN ID:
2940148824664
Number of
pages: 172
Word Count:
59,000 words
Cover
Artist: Laura Marie Altom
Book
Description:
Reading
about danger never prepared Samantha Prince for the desperate phone call from
her brother in Brazil that sent her from the safety of her New Orleans
bookstore into the rugged, inhospitable Amazon in search of him and a hidden
treasure. And reading about romance never prepared Samantha to resist the
mysterious appeal of Brock Slader, a guide she hired to help her in her quest.
Alone with
Brock in an alien world of orchids and anacondas, primitive headhunters and
very up-to-date gunmen, she struggles to keep their relationship strictly
business. Will Samantha survive the dangers in the jungle only to have her
heart broken by a man who lives on the edge—no strings attached?
Short
Excerpt from Chapter 3:
“Don’t worry. You won’t have an
hysterical woman on your hands. I don’t go in for that.” Samantha’s voice held
none of the confidence she wanted. She told herself that it was the humidity
and strangeness of the jungle city. But in truth all her senses converged on
the touch of Brock’s hand on her arm, his fingers a tantalizing combination of
rough and gentle.
Brock released his hold on her but
didn’t move away. He was only inches from her, his male scent mingling with the
potent odors of the tropics carried on the moisture-laden breeze. The noise of
Manaus surrounded them, but all Samantha could hear was the loud pounding of
her heart that filled her ears.
“I knew a man who disappeared about
six months back without a trace. There are a lot of stories like that, Miss
Prince.”
“I’m sure there are, but I’ll find
Mark. I would know if something had happened to him.”
The warm gleam in his eyes that made
them appear almost silver was gone, replaced by a serious look that turned his
gaze a dark gray like storm clouds. “It will be worse if you discover nothing.”
“Worse?”
“The jungle has a way of swallowing
people up. You may never find out what’s happened to your brother. You may spend
the rest of your life hoping for something that won’t happen.”
The thought sent a chill down her
spine, in spite of the heat. “What has made you so cynical?”
“Reality,” he said in a clipped
voice, his expression suddenly very closed. His stance forbade further
discussion of the subject.
Samantha took a step back, trying to
distance herself from his very masculine presence. “Are you saying I should
hope to find my brother dead rather than not at all?”
Brock’s mouth thinned. His eyes
narrowed. He didn’t need this. Why was he even standing here with her. His
common sense told him it was dangerous to become involved with Samantha Prince
and her quest. He needed to keep his distance. She reminded him of all the
things he had left behind in the States: security, normalcy, order.
But looking at Samantha Prince at
that moment stirred something in him he didn’t need or want—a protective
instinct. Wisps of her fiery hair had escaped her bun and framed her face. Not
a beautiful face by most people’s standards but definitely intriguing, he
decided as his gaze took in the angry tilt of her head, the glint in her
sherry-colored eyes, the frown on her full lips, the sprinkle of freckles on
her upturned nose.
About the
Author:
Margaret
Daley, an award-winning author of eighty-four books, has been married for over
forty years and is a firm believer in romance and love.
When she
isn’t traveling, she’s writing love stories, often with a suspense thread and
corralling her three cats that think they rule her household.
To find out
more about Margaret visit her website at http://www.margaretdaley.com.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/margaretdaley
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/MargaretDaley
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