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Title: Serve âNâ Protect
Author: Tee OâFallon
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Day Blitz: September 20th
About Serve âNâ Protect:
Ambushed and left for dead, U.S. Secret Service K-9 Officer Markus York is on the mend and laying low in a safe house while his team tracks down his attacker. But Markus isnât good at sitting still. Even with his K-9, Ghost, for company, he gets restless and decides now is the perfect time to do some repairs around the houseâŠand inadvertently tears open his wounds.
Fresh out of a bad relationship that ended after a car accident left her with limited mobility, freelance accountant Cassidy Morgan has sworn off men. At least, thatâs the plan. Until a frantically barking dog leads her to a neighborâs house where she finds a mysterious man out cold and bleeding on the floor…and mumbling things like âno, theyâll find meâ when she tries to call an ambulance.
Yeah, thatâs not at all concerning.
Despite Markusâs surly attitude, Cassidy senses thereâs something else at work beneath his rugged, keep-your-distance exterior. Whatever it is, itâs sexy as hell.
With someone still trying to kill him, Markus doesnât want an innocent to get hurt, let alone take care of him.
If only his dog wasnât crazy in love with her.
If only the chemistry between Markus and Cassidy didnât explode whenever they were in the same room.
If only Cassidy wasnât a target now, too.
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Trap âNâ Trace
Dark âNâ Deadly
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Exclusive Excerpt:
Fear snapped her into action and she threw her legs over the side of the bed. No sooner had the alarm kicked on than it abruptly kicked off. The barking eased to an occasional snarl. What she heard next frightened her more.
Voices. Lots of voices, and she knew whose they were.
Her entire family was downstairs. All six of them.
And Markus is alone with them.
With her heart racing at what she could only imagine in her worst nightmares was happening downstairs, she snatched up her clothes then opted for the more expeditious optionâher robe.
Still tying the robe around her waist, she all but ran from the bedroom. Halfway down the stairs, she froze. Heat scorched her face.
Markusâs expression was grim as he stood in front of the keypad in nothing more than his jeans and a gun tucked into the small of his back. Ghost sat obediently beside him, with only the slightest rumble coming from the back of his throat. Her father, mother, two brothers and sisters stood in front of the open door.
âWhatâs doing, sis?â her oldest brother, Jimmy, asked in a frosty tone.
Wearing only her robe, it was pretty darned obvious exactly what she and Markus had been doing.
âMerry Christmas, Cassidy,â her younger sister, Kaitlyn, said, flipping back her unruly head of red curls and grinning as she cast an unabashedly appreciative eye at Markus. âMerry Christmas to you, too.â
While she totally understood her sisterâs sentiments because, well, Markus was hotter than hell in his bare feet and the top snap of his jeans still undone, it irked to have her sister drooling over her new boyfriend.
Boyfriend?
She shook her head to clear it. Deciphering what she and Markus were exactly would have to wait. Especially after last nightâs conversation. Right now, there were more pressing matters at hand. Like keeping her father and brothers from pounding on Markus all at once.
Cassidy took the rest of the stairs in record time, stepping in front of Markus and Ghost as if they needed protection. He might not know it, but he does. âWhat are you all doing here?â
Sean, the second oldest sibling of the family, tapped a finger on his watch. âItâs ten oâclock, Cass. On Christmas Day.â
She gasped. Oh my gosh.
Her father pursed his lips as he glared at Markus. âWe were worried about you, lass,â he said in the same thick Irish brogue that hadnât diminished much, even after decades of living in the U.S.
Jimmy crossed his arms. âYouâre always the first under the tree. When you didnât show at nine on the button, we were surprised.â
âWhen you didnât show by nine fifteen,â her older sister, Brianna, chimed in, âwe got a little worried.â
âBy nine thirty,â her mother added in a lilting brogue and coming to wrap an arm around her shoulder and give her a good squeeze, âwe decided to come by and check on you. You can blame me for that. I insisted.â
Then and there, she made a New Yearâs resolution to collect every single one of her house keys from every single member of her family so this would never, ever happen again. âIâm sorry to have worried all of you, but you could have called or at least texted.â
âBetween all of usââSean swept his arm to encompass the familyââwe probably called ten times.â He pointed to her phone which was right where sheâd left it last night. On the kitchen counter.
She smacked a hand to her forehead. âYou did call, didnât you?â
As if sensing there were no words he could say to pacify her family at finding a half-naked man and a snarling dog in her house, Markus wisely remained silent. She couldnât be sure whether the slight upturn of his lips was a grimace or a smile. Given the awkwardness of the situation, sheâd go with grimace.
Her father arched a brow. âCare to introduce us, lass?â
About Tee OâFallon:
Tee O’Fallon is the author of the Federal K-9 Series and the NYPD Blue & Gold Series. Tee has been a federal agent for twenty-three years and is now a police investigator, giving her hands-on experience in the field of law enforcement that she combines with her love of romantic suspense. When not writing, Tee enjoys cooking, gardening, chocolate, lychee martinis, and spending time with her Belgian Sheepdogs, Loki and Kyrie. Tee loves hearing from readers and can be contacted via her website https://teeofallon.com where you can also sign up for Teeâs newsletters.
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