A child heâs never met.
A danger heâs never known.
That heâs a father is news former navy SEAL Ben Slocum was not expecting. But once the initial shock wears off for the confirmed bachelor, he takes in the rest of what social worker Claire Chastain tells him: that his son is missing, abducted by a man who wants revenge against Claire and Samâs dead mother. And that Ben is now the childâs only hope.
As Ben and Claire band together to track the two down, their concern for Sam draws them closer, each fighting feelings thereâs no time to explore. Because when their search takes them too close to Samâs abductor and his cohorts, the danger hits homeâthe son heâs desperate to save, the woman heâs desperate to loveâ¦. Benâs got one chance to take back whatâs his, and in one gunshot he could lose it all.
Selected praise for The Raines of Wind Canyon
Against the Wind
âThis is definitely a page-turner full of compassion
and love shared by two unlikely souls. This is a âdonât missâ read.⦠Kat Martin is a very gifted writer who takes you from the beginning to the end in total suspense.â âFresh Fiction
Against the Fire
âAfter reading the first book about the Raine brothers,
I knew Kat Martin would have to do something pretty amazing to make her second book as much of a joy to read. As soon as I opened the book, I realized that she has succeeded.⦠I simply loved this book. I didnât want to put it down.â âSuspense Romance Writers
Against the Law
â4 ½ quills! Ms. Martin has struck the motherlode.â¦
Against the Law is by far the most powerfully intense romantic suspense with its charismatic characters, [and] a story line that defies gravity.â âRomantic Crush Junkies
Against the Storm
âFans of Martinâs Raines of Wind Canyon trilogy are going to
love meeting more of this testosterone-and-honor-laden family.â âRT Book Reviews
Against the Night
âAgainst the Night is not like anything else Iâve read.⦠I love a
good suspense story and this one packs one heck of a wallop.â âLong and Short Reviews
Against the Sun
â[Martin] dishes up romantic suspense, sizzling sex
and international intrigue in healthy doses, and fans are going to be the winners. Readers better set aside a block of time to finish this unputdownable tale of adventure and romance.â âRT Book Reviews, Top Pick!
One
Houston, Texas
His head was pounding. Too much Jack Danielâs last night. When Ben Slocum pulled his big black SUV into the driveway in front of his garage, the only thing on his mind was getting a couple hours of sleep.
Reaching up to hit the garage door opener on his visor, he spotted a silver Buick with Hertz rental plates parked in front of the house. His gaze swung to the porch, where a woman in a conservative yellow business suit stood rapping on his door.
Ben groaned. Last night two of his best friends, Alex Justice and Sabrina Eckhart, had gotten married. Alex, one of his fellow private investigators at Atlas Security, had fallen hard for the pretty redhead. Ben had never seen a guy look happier about getting hitched.
Their early-October wedding had turned into good news for Ben, whoâd gotten lucky with a slinky little blonde from Dallas he had met at the reception. Heâd spent the night in her bed at the Marriott, and neither of them had gotten much sleep.
Still dressed in his black tuxedo, Ben glanced at the porch, shoved the Denali into Park and turned off the engine, cracked open the door and slid out from behind the wheel. His pants were wrinkled, his white pleated shirt haphazardly buttoned and opened halfway down the front. His black bow tie hung loose around his collar.
Company this morning was the last thing he wanted.
He took a long look at the woman whose attention was now fixed on him as he crossed the front lawn. She was tall and slender, with dark brown hair clipped back at the nape of her neck, and a very pretty face. High cheekbones, a heart-shaped face and full lips. Too bad they were currently thinned in a disapproving line.
He wondered what she was selling. Whatever it was, he wasnât buying. He just wanted to hit the sheets.
Ben strode up on the porch. ââFraid nobodyâs home,â he said, hoping she would just go away. He wasnât in the mood for another female, no matter how good she looked.