This secret agent is back from the dead
A Silver Valley P.D. romance
Presumed a casualty of war, former navy SEAL turned undercover operative Rob Bristol is on the hunt for a ruthless Russian mafia leader. But when beautiful US marshal Trina Lopez captures him, he discovers thereâs more at stake than their passionate past: they share a son! And to defeat a killer desperate to silence their family, Rob must risk it all.
Former naval intelligence officer and US Naval Academy graduate GERI KROTOW draws inspiration from the global situations sheâs experienced. Geri loves to hear from her readers. You can email her via her website and blog, gerikrotow.com.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07892-4
THE FUGITIVEâS SECRET CHILD
© 2018 Geri Krotow
Published in Great Britain 2018
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âNot happening.â Even through her chattering teeth, the tone of her statement was sharper than sheâd meant. âI mean, something between us. After the kiss. The kisses. I donât want to lead you on.â
âTrust me, thatâs the last thing Iâd ever expect from you. The leading me on part. As for kissing you, hell, Trina, itâs been five years. We had amazing chemistry when we were together, and thatâs not gone away.â
âWe had more than chemistry.â She wasnât letting him off so easily. âIf it was only a physical attraction, you going off the radar by allowing Justin to officially die wouldnât be such a big deal.â
âI thought you were married, Trina.â His quiet words weighed heavy with what sounded an awful lot like pain. Regret.
âNot good enough, Rob. Even if Iâd remarried, was still married, whatever. What we shared deserved more than you walking away when you saw me again.â She fought to keep her words aboveboard, fair. Her heart screamed at her conscience, telling her that if she were really fair sheâd tell him about their son, how sheâd really felt about Rob.
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We hope you enjoy the Silver Valley P.D. miniseries.
Dear Reader,
Welcome back to Silver Valley! The Fugitiveâs Secret Child was a natural fit for the SVPD series as weâre beginning a miniseries within the series. This time, instead of a crazy, lethal cult that plagued the town and our heroes and heroines in books one to four, the Silver Valley police are facing the effects of Russian organized crime as it stretches its tentacles into the otherwise picturesque, serene town.
Trina is happy as a US marshal and the mother of five-year-old Justin, but her heart has never healed from losing the love of her life during wartime. Sheâd been a navy pilot and he was the navy SEAL sheâd fallen in love with while supporting his missions into enemy territory. The darkest day of her life was when she was told that her future husband was KIA. But he left her with one giftâtheir son.
Rob was in fact not killed but taken into enemy captivity, which he survived, and then went on to fight as an undercover operative. This lends well to his current job as a Trail Hiker agent. When he and Trina meet again, itâs surreal and yet the most right thing thatâs happened to either of them since they were torn apart.