Midnight Action - A Killer Instincts Novel

Zusatztext “Dangerous suspense to quicken your pulse.” — New York Times bestselling author Vivian Arend   “Off the charts hot...The twists! turns! and surprises kept me glued to the pages.” — New York Times bestselling author Christy Reece Informationen zum Autor Elle Kennedy Klappentext She's got a broken heart... and a fully loaded arsenal.... Ex-army ranger Jim Morgan leads a team of elite mercenaries! but eighteen years ago in Paris! he was part of a black ops unit whose mission was to hunt down a rogue operative. In order to trap the criminal! Jim seduced Noelle! the man's daughter—a ruthless act that cost him the love of his life and turned her into a mortal enemy. Now he can't trust her! but he still desires her. He also needs her help.... Older! wiser! and unwilling to play the fool again! Noelle runs a group of highly skilled assassins. And she's just been offered the hit of the century: Eliminate Jim Morgan. History gives them no reason to trust each other! but with their lives in jeopardy at the hands of a common enemy! the lines between love and hate are soon blurred. Now Noelle and Jim must face the past if they want to have a future—let alone a future together. Leseprobe Prologue Nineteen years ago The overcast sky and turbulent gray clouds rolling in from the east made for a miserable afternoon. Rain was imminent, and the chill in the air had already sent all of the café’s patrons inside. Only Noelle remained on the cobblestone patio, her gloved hands wrapped around a cup of hot English breakfast tea. She wished she’d brought a scarf, but she’d forgotten it back at the elegant town house in the heart of Saint Germain-des-Pres, the prestigious neighborhood she’d been calling home for the past ten years. Except the nineteenth-century property where she lived, with its soaring ceilings and sweeping gardens, was not a real home. It was a prison. She’d come to the Marais district today to escape, but deep down she knew there was no such thing. The numbing pain in her left hand confirmed it—she was trapped. Forced to endure René’s torment, at least for another two months. But once she turned eighteen? She’d be out of that house like a bat out of hell. For good. Forever. She wasn’t foolish enough to think she could convince her mother to join her. No, Colette had made her choice. She would never leave René, but Noelle was past caring. Past begging her mother to see the light. Pushing away her bitterness, she took a long sip of her tea. The hot liquid instantly warmed her insides, but it didn’t ease the relentless throb in her fingers. At least two were broken—the index and middle—but her thumb ached too, so perhaps it hadn’t been spared in René’s vicious attack either. I’m going to kill you . She silently transmitted the message to her stepfather, willing his subconscious to hear it. And it was no longer wishful thinking—she would kill him. She didn’t know when, couldn’t even begin to figure out how, but René Laurent was going to die at her hands. She would make sure of it. “Is this seat taken?” The deep, gravelly voice jolted Noelle from her bloodthirsty thoughts. When she laid eyes on the man it belonged to, her breath caught in her throat. She blinked, wondering if maybe she’d dreamed him, but then he flashed her a captivating grin and she realized that he must be real—her mind wasn’t capable of conjuring up a smile this heart-stoppingly gorgeous. A pair of vivid blue eyes watched her expectantly as she searched for her voice. “There are lots of other seats available,” she finally replied, gesturing to the deserted tables all around them. He shrugged. “I don’t want to sit anywhere but here.” She moistened her suddenly dry lips. “Why?” “Because none of those other seats are across from you,” h...

Product details

• Authors: Elle Kennedy
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.11.2014
• EAN: 9780451465702
• ISBN: 978-0-451-46570-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 104 mm x 171 mm x 27 mm
• Series: A Killer Instincts Novel; A Killer Instincts Novel; Killer Instincts Novel
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense