Secret Weapon Spouse
WEDDING PLANNER UNDER COVERBy day, quiet and reserved Samantha Peters worked for a high-end wedding planner. By night she was a top-notch agent with Miami Confidential. Then she met sexy Alex Graham after tragedy struck outside the Weddings Your Way salon, and Samantha had trouble keeping her two lives separate. Being with Alex brought out Samantha's protective instincts–and the wild side she tried so hard to keep hidden–when she and Alex became the targets of a dangerous enemy. Samantha had to remain focused, or jeopardize the work and the team. After all, forming attachments to victims was wrong…even if being with Alex felt so right….
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You are cordially invited toâ¦
Honor thy pledge
to the
Miami Confidential Agency
Do you hereby swear to uphold the law to the best of your abilityâ¦
To maintain the level of integrity of this agency by your compassion for victims, loyalty to your brothers and sisters and courage under fireâ¦
To hold all information and identities in the strictest confidenceâ¦
Or die before breaking the code?
This book is for fellow writer Marty Levine who was in my thoughts all the time I was in Miami. Thanks for adding a ray of sunshine to those otherwise drab days.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
B.J. Danielsâs life dream was to write books. After a career as an award-winning newspaper journalist, she sold thirty-seven short stories before she finally wrote her first book. That book, Odd Man Out, received a 4½ star review from Romantic Times BOOKclub and went on to be nominated for Best Harlequin Intrigue of 1995. Since then she has won numerous awards, including a career achievement award for romantic suspense.
B.J. lives in Montana with her husband, Parker, two springer spaniels, Scout and Spot, and an aging, temperamental tomcat named Jeff. When she isnât writing, she snowboards, camps, boats and plays tennis. To contact B.J., write to her at P.O. Box 183, Bozeman, MT 59771, or check out her Web site at www.bjdaniels.com.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Samantha PetersâThe wedding planner/undercover agent lived a secret life that even her closest associates didnât know aboutâ¦until she met a man who saw behind the facade.
Alex GrahamâEstranged from his blue-blood family, the fireman never dreamed his sisterâs wedding would lead to murder.
Caroline GrahamâAll she wanted was to marry the man she lovedâand keep her deadly secrets until the big day.
C. B. GrahamâThe patriarch ruled his family with an iron fist. But not even he knew everything.
Brian GrahamâBig brother would do anything to look good in his fatherâs eyes.
Preston Wellington IIIâCarolineâs fiancé was one of the few who knew the truth. But he was nowhere to be found.
Sonya BoteroâThe kidnapped heiress had Miami Confidential working day and night to find her and bring her home safely.
Craig JohnsonâSonyaâs limo driver wound up in the hospital thanks to some very determined kidnappers. But does he know more than heâs letting on?
Victor ConstantineâThe contract killer had spent years doing what he did so well. Was this his last client?
Miami ConfidentialâNo matter what it takes, the agents who make up this secret, undercover organization are prepared to fight crime and protect the innocent.
Contents
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
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Epilogue
Chapter One
Trouble. Samantha Peters knew it the moment she saw the bride-to-be. Caroline Graham looked upset but trying hard not to show it as she stepped into Samanthaâs office, followed by a man who was clearly not her fiancé.
âThank you for making time to see me today,â Caroline said, then seemed to remember she wasnât alone. âThis is my brother, Alex.â
Samantha came around her desk to shake his hand. He was tall, broad in the shoulders with light brown hairâalmost blondâand intense eyes that at first she thought were blue but on closer inspection found they changed color with the light. Right now they were more green and flecked with gold.
As her hand disappeared into his large one, she found his touch dry and warm, his grip strong, self-assured. But Samantha wouldnât have expected anything less from one of Caroline Grahamâs brothers.
Alex, she recalled from her research, was the fire-man. In her business, Samantha made a point of knowing as much as she could about her clientâs family.
As she shook Alex Grahamâs hand she told herself he could just as easily have been the brother who ran the Graham financial empire instead of the black sheep of the family. He looked completely at home in the expensive pin-striped gray suit that fit him perfectly.
Her eyes locked with his for just an instant. He seemed distracted, his sister Caroline nervous. Samantha couldnât help but wonder why Caroline had called, insisting she had to see herâlet alone why sheâd brought her brother with her today instead of her fiancé.
âPlease sit down,â Samantha said as he released her hand. She pushed her tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses up and braced herself for the worst.
Sheâd been in this business long enough not to jump to conclusions let alone panic. Cool under pressure. That was Samantha Peters. Some said ice water ran through her veins. They had no idea. But if there was one asset she brought to her job as a wedding planner, it was unruffled composure. The same went for her other jobâthe one that took place in the hidden soundproof room upstairs over the shop.
At Weddings Your Way, Samantha was the detail person. She was the one who saw that each clientâs wedding came off without even the tiniest snag. It was one of the reasons she was paid the big bucks.
