He had the look of a man who could turn a woman inside out, and Kaitlynâs stomach fluttered with awareness when their gazes met
A dozen images flitted through her head. His blue eyes staring intently into hers. His deep voice commanding her not to panic as she clung to the edge of the cliff. His calloused hands moving skillfully over her bare skin to warm her up.
âKaitlynâ¦are you up to answering a few questions?â
The sound of her name on his lips sent another shiver up her spine. âYou sound like a cop.â
He shrugged. âIâm just curious as to what you were doing out in the middle of nowhere alone in a rainstorm.â
âI canât remember what happened after the storm hit,â Kaitlyn muttered. âI only have a vague recollection of the rescue. If you hadnât come along when you didâ¦â
âActually, we were already out there searching for fugitives when we got the call that a woman was missingâ¦â
Kaitlyn frowned. âButâ¦you said youâre not a cop.â
âIâm not.â His gaze met hers. âIâm a bounty hunter.â
Dear Harlequin Intrigue Reader,
Summerâs winding down, but Harlequin Intrigue is as hot as ever with six spine-tingling reads for you this month!
* Our new BIG SKY BOUNTY HUNTERS promotion debuts with Amanda Stevensâs Going to Extremes. In the coming months, look for more titles from Jessica Andersen, Cassie Miles and Julie Miller.
* We have some great miniseries for you. Rita Herron is back with Mysterious Circumstances, the latest in her NIGHTHAWK ISLAND series. Mallory Kaneâs Seeking Asylum is the third book in her ULTIMATE AGENTS series. And Sylvie Kurtz has another tale in THE SEEKERS seriesâEye of a Hunter.
* No month would be complete without a chilling gothic romance. This monthâs ECLIPSE title is Debra Webbâs Urban Sensation.
* Jan Hambright, a fabulous new author, makes her debut with Relentless. Sparks fly when a feisty repo agent repossesses a BMW with an ex-homicide detective in the trunk!
Donât miss a single book this month and every month!
Sincerely,
Denise OâSullivan
Senior Editor
Harlequin Intrigue
Amanda Stevens is the bestselling author of over thirty novels of romantic suspense. In addition to being a Romance Writers of America RITA>® Award finalist, she is also the recipient of awards in Career Achievement in Romantic/Mystery and Career Achievement in Romantic/Suspense from Romantic Times magazine. She currently resides in Texas. To find out more about past, present and future projects, please visit her Web site at www.amandastevens.com.
Kaitlyn WilsonâAn ambitious reporter who unwittingly stumbles upon the story of a lifetime.
Aidan CampbellâAn adrenaline junkie with a savior complex.
Colonel Cameron MurphyâHe intends to get Boone Fowler by using any means necessary.
Boone FowlerâAn escaped convict who has a new bossâ¦and a new agenda.
Dr. Phillip BeckerâHis bedside manner could use some work.
Eden McClainâKaitlynâs childhood friend has important connections and her own ambitions.
Allen CudlowâA rival reporter with a chip on his shoulder.
Governor Peter GilbertâA charming man with big plans for his political future.
Prince Nicholai PetrovâRebuking his father on a world stage has turned him into a rock star.
Big Sky Bounty HuntersâTheir search for the fugitives leads them back into the world of international intrigue.
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
It was done.
Heâd killed the woman and buried her body in a shallow grave in the Montana wilderness. The wolverines would be at her soon enough, and then the vultures. By the time her body was discovered by some errant backpacker or trapper, her face would be gone, and if luck held, her fingerprints.
A DNA analysis would be required for a positive identification, and that could take daysâ¦sometimes weeks in this part of the world. Even if the authorities were able to trace her to the Montana Militia for a Free America, it would be too late. She could not tell them anything now.
Jenny Peltier had paid the ultimate price for her betrayal, and as Boone Fowler followed the stream through the woods back to his encampment, he felt no elation or remorse at what heâd done. He didnât particularly enjoy killing, although he was good at it.
In war, people died. It was as simple as that.
And they were at war. A war to take back the country from the corrupt bureaucrats who contaminated the American way of life as surely as the pathetic junkies who infested the American street.
They would all be dealt with in time, those soft, greedy ingrates who knew not the meaning of honor and sacrifice. They would have to learn the hard way.
The bombing of a government building by the MMFAFA had shocked the nation, but that would be only one of the many âshotsâ that would soon be heard around the world.