Seduced by His Target
For victims of violence, Nadine Seymour – formerly Nadira al Kahtani – is a saviour in surgeon’s clothing. But this time it’s Nadine who must be saved… from her own corrupt family. Rasheed Davar – a rebellious CIA agent seeking to avenge his wife’s murder – could risk his undercover mission to save her.But will he?As a dangerous plot heats up in the nation's capital, Rasheed can't deny the mounting tension – or his desperate need to tamp down his attraction. Nadine is beautiful. She is brave. And she's just the kind of high-stakes hostage who could awaken his own battered heart – and lure them both into the terrorists' crosshairs…
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Secrets, passion and revenge fuel this thrilling new installment of award-winning author Gail Barrettâs BURIED SECRETS series!
For victims of violence, Nadine Seymourâformerly Nadira al Kahtaniâis a savior in surgeonâs clothing. But this time itâs Nadira who must be savedâ¦from her own corrupt family. Rasheed Davarâa rebellious CIA agent seeking to avenge his wifeâs murderâcould risk his undercover mission to save her. But will he?
As a dangerous plot heats up in the nationâs capital, Rasheed canât deny the mounting tensionâor his desperate need to tamp down his attraction. Nadira is beautiful. She is brave. And sheâs just the kind of high-stakes hostage who could awaken his own battered heartâand lure them both into the terroristsâ crosshairsâ¦.
âMen like you are selfish,â she continued, her voice trembling.
âYou think your stupid beliefs give you the right to take whatever you want. But youâre wrong. What you believe is wrong. And youâre not going to win.â
Her chest heaved. Her eyes stung, but she blinked back the tears, refusing to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry. She would not show any weakness around this man.
His eyes turned even blacker. He closed the distance between them, but she held her ground, refusing to budge. âStay in the hut, Nadira. Donât try to escape.â
âOr what?â she taunted. âYouâll kill me?â She let out a high-pitched laugh.
His big hands gripped her shoulders. He gave her a shake, fueling her temper even more.
But then his mouth was on hers. She froze, utterly shocked, the feel of him slaying her sensesâhis warm, hard lips, the scrape of his sandpapered jaw, the strength in his massive hands. A thought bubbled up, that she needed to resist this, but it vanished like smoke in the wind.
Buried Secrets: Three murder witnesses, one deadly conspiracy.
Dear Reader,
When most people think of cosmetic surgery, they think of facelifts and fillers, implants or liposuctionâprocedures designed to enhance a personâs beauty and youth. But there is another side to plastic surgery, the healing side, restoring features disfigured by accidents, violence or disease.
The heroine of Seduced by His Target, Nadine Seymour, is just such a plastic surgeon. She specializes in reconstructive work on battered women. Coming from an abusive background, Nadine understands the value corrective surgery can have, not just in making these victimized women beautiful again, but in helping repair their broken lives.
But Nadine has wounds of her own, deep ones she has avoided for fifteen years. Now, when her past finally catches up to her, she must stand her ground and confront her enemies, including a lethal warrior who is everything she most fears...and desires.
This is the last installment of the Buried Secrets trilogy. It has been quite an adventure watching these three courageous runaways confront their pasts, face down their biggest fears and earn the happy endings they deserve. I hope youâve enjoyed their stories as much as I have.
Happy reading!
Gail Barrett
Gail Barrett
always knew sheâd be a writer. Who else would spend her childhood grinding sparkling rocks into fairy dust and convincing her friends it was real? Or daydream her way through elementary school, spend high school reading philosophy and playing the bagpipes, then head off to Spain during college to live the writerâs life? After four years, she straggled back homeâbroke, but fluent in Spanish. She became a teacher, earned a masterâs degree in linguistics, married a coast-guard officer and had two sons.
But she never lost the desire to write. Then one day she discovered a Silhouette Intimate Moments novel in a bookstoreâand knew she was destined to write romance. Her books have won numerous awards, including a National Readersâ Choice Award and Romance Writers of Americaâs prestigious Golden Heart Award.
Gail currently lives in western Maryland. Readers can contact her through her website, www.gailbarrett.com.
Iâd like to thank my brother, Ken Archer, for helping me with the financial details of this story, and my critique partner, Karen Anders, for her expertise and support. Thank you both!
To John, one of the good guys.
Contents
Chapter 1
It was the perfect day for a kidnapping.
Steel-gray clouds hovered over the mountains, obscuring their escape route. Thunder rumbled in the distance, promising to mask any cries for help. The local farmers, exhausted after a brutal day spent toiling in the Peruvian highlands, had taken shelter in their drab mud huts, oblivious to the terrorists preparing to pounce.
Gazing through his binoculars, Rasheed Davar lay flat on his belly in a tuft of chiliwua grass, studying the American medical team milling around their camp below. âWhich one is the target?â
