Full Throttle
Author: Julie Ann Walker
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Summary
She Needs a Hero...
Abby Thompson didn't sign up to be the daughter of the
President of the United States. The position was forced on her by the small
matter of her birth. Preferring a quiet life of study, she's content to leave
the politics and the international intrigue to her father. Unfortunately, the
most powerful man on the planet is sure to make enemies. When a group of armed
thugs takes her hostage half a world away, demanding the U.S. government
release prisoners in exchange for her safe return, she fears her father's
policy of "not negotiating with terrorists" means she'll never see
the shores of the Potomac again. Luckily, there's one glimmer of hope. His name
is Carlos Soto. And though she abruptly ended things with him years ago, she
knows now he's the only man who can save her…
Black Knights, Inc. to the Rescue...
Carlos "Steady" Soto has taken part in his fair
share of dangerous missions working at the covert government defense firm of
Black Knights Inc. But nothing prepared him for the emotional rollercoaster he
faces when he's tasked with rescuing the only woman he ever loved-who also
broke his heart. Racing against time and outmaneuvering a group of trained
terrorists will take everything he's got. Plus there's the heat simmering
between them which is threatening to ignite into an inferno. While ruthless
enemies stalk them, they must learn to trust each other again. Even if they do
make it out alive, will Abby turn her back on him... for the second time?
Excerpt
So far, so good…
The hum of the Ducati was reassuring, as was Abby’s
tightened grip around Steady’s waist. They were riding down the devil’s own
washed--out, rutted, rock--filled hell of a rubber tree logging road, and for
the first ten minutes of the harrowing journey, while she’d still been suffering
the lingering effects of the sedative, it was just as difficult to keep her on
the bike as it was to navigate the frackin’ jungle track.
But now they were clipping along at a steady, if decidedly
slow, pace. No JI goons could be seen in his rearview mirrors—-though it was
hard to tell exactly, given the fact that the forest encroached from both sides
and above. And if his calculations were correct, a half hour or so more should
see them entering the lovely kingdom of Thailand.
See, he wished he could call and tell Dan, sometimes
it’s better to Lone Wolf McQuade things…
Abby squirmed against his back, interrupting his thoughts
and alerting him to the feel of her supple thighs pressed against the outsides
of his hips and legs. Which, in turn, immediately focused his attention on her
soft breasts—-and distended nipples?—-grazing his back.
Okay, so who was he kidding? Like he hadn’t been keenly
aware of each of those things since the first moment. Even while worming
his way through the dense undergrowth of ferns and vines after escaping the
encampment and hiking back to the Ducati, he’d been hard--pressed to
concentrate on anything other than the feel of Abby squeezed all nice and tight
against him. Abby’s soft skin touching his. Abby’s sweet smell—-even sweaty and
bedraggled, she still emanated a soft cloud of dryer sheets and cocoa butter
lotion—-filling his nose and making his head spin.
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