Wanting him was wrong, but it felt so rightâ¦
Social worker Quinn Keller sees the best in peopleâ¦and the worst. When she rescues a prominent businessmanâs battered wife, Quinn is targeted by the womanâs violent husband. Her only option is to place her safety in the hands of Ranger Jace Hylandâtattooed, scarred, incredibly hotâ¦and the brother of Quinnâs deceased fiancé. An entirely different kind of dangerous!
Quinn is the woman Jace has always wantedâand sheâs strictly hands-off. But keeping her safe means taking her to his small apartmentâ¦and his bed. So for one unforgettable night, Jace will give in to the temptation he can no longer resist. One night of forbidden hunger. One night he prays will be enough to satisfy a lifetime of longingâ¦.
Dear Reader,
From the moment I started writing Jace and Quinnâs story I knew it was going to be one of those that grabbed my heart and refused to let go. Theyâre both dealing with such deep, sometimes heart-wrenching issues. And if their personal demons werenât enough, I had to throw in another character finally finding the strength to leave a situation involving domestic violence. But I hope all their struggles only make you root for them to find happiness even moreâI know thatâs what happened for me.
Jace and Quinn have struggled for years against wanting each other and feeling as if theyâre betraying the memory of someone they both love. The great thing about love is that itâs fathomless. Loving one person doesnât mean you canât love someone else just as much, although maybe a little differently. The heart has such a limitless capacity for compassion.
I hope thatâs the message everyone takes away from Testing the Limitsânot just because Jace and Quinn finally find a way to accept what they share, but because of the way they both selflessly give of themselves to help others. In this respect, they are amazingly similar and make me want to be a better person.
Iâd love to hear from you at www.kirasinclair.com, or come chat with me on Twitter: @KiraSinclair.
Best wishes,
Kira
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kira Sinclair is an award-winning author who writes emotional, passionate contemporary romances. Double winner of the National Readersâ Choice Award, her first foray into writing fiction was for a high-school English assignment. Nothing could dampen her enthusiasmâ¦not even being forced to read the love story aloud to the class. However, it definitely made her blush. Writing about striking, sexy heroes and passionate, determined women has always excited her. She lives out her own happily-ever-after with her amazing husband, their two beautiful daughters and a menagerie of animals on a small farm in North Alabama. Kira loves to hear from readers at www.kirasinclair.com.
Iâd like to dedicate this book to anyone who has registered to become an organ and tissue donor. Itâs such an important and selfless gift, and your sacrifice can help save someone elseâs life. However, it isnât enough to sign your driverâs license or register online. You have to tell the people closest to you what your wishes areâshare your intent to give the gift of life.
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QUINN KELLER DIDNâT often lose it. She tried hard to keep a rein on her temper. It was something sheâd been working on her entire life, not wanting to hurt others with harsh words. Most days she succeeded.
She gritted her teeth, her body quivering with barely suppressed fury. Today wasnât one of those days.
Luckily, the object of her rage deserved every last speck of it, and she wouldnât lose one wink of sleep over anything she said.
Slick and condescending, Everett Warren thought he was above the rules. It had taken everything she had not to slam her fist into his smug face. Fortunately, her brain was working faster than her instincts for once, because if sheâd given in to the urge she probably would have lost her job.
And then how would she be able to help Caroline Warren, the assholeâs wife?
âThereâs been a grave misunderstanding, Ms. Keller,â Warren had said, in that deep, solemn voice that was probably supposed to indicate just how important and trustworthy a man he was.
Unfortunately for him, Quinn had seen the evidence of the opposite with her own eyes.
An image of Carolineâs body, marked and bruised, flashed across Quinnâs mind. Not twelve hours ago sheâd held the womanâs hand while a doctor and nurse had taken care of her injuries. Sheâd been there as Caroline had stripped naked so they could take pictures of the damage for evidence. And the marks hadnât all been from last night. Several of the bruises were days and weeks old. All purposely positioned so they could be well covered.
And then Quinn had hidden Caroline in a safe house on a small farm on the outskirts of town.