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Zusatztext Praise for the Killer Instincts novels: “Elle Kennedy…leaves you breathless.” — New York Times Bestselling Author Vivian Arend “Heart-stopping! riveting suspense.” —* New York Times Bestselling Author Christy Reece “Hard-core romantic suspense loaded with sensuality.”— USA Today “A gripping! pulse-pounding tale.”— Publishers Weekly “An adrenaline-filled! exhilarating ride.”— Fresh Fiction “Suspenseful! heartbreaking! and full of sexy times.”— Fiction Vixen “As sexy as it is exciting.”— Joyfully Reviewed Informationen zum Autor Elle Kennedy is the New York Times bestselling and RITA-nominated author of the Outlaws series, the Killer Instincts series, the Briar U series, and many more novels. She grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a BA in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager. She loves strong heroines, alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting! Klappentext "For those who enjoy their romantic suspense on the dark and steamy side!”* here's the blisteringly sexy new novel in the Killer Instincts series by the author of Midnight Action and Midnight Pursuits... Former CIA agent Bailey Jones has spent months trying to forget her night of passion with mercenary Sean Reilly. An elite and methodical assassin! she has no room in her life for a reckless! rule-breaking Irishman! and she's vowed to steer clear of the tempting bad boy who lured her into his bed under false pretenses. When Sean is implicated in the robbery of a Dublin bank! Bailey knows something isn't right. So what if she can't trust him? There's no way Sean would end up on the wrong side of the law. In fact! he's stuck in the middle of a dark and dirty conspiracy that could put his twin brother's life at risk with one wrong move. And Bailey's life too when she agrees to help. As the stakes are raised and Bailey finds herself torn between two brothers! the fine line between danger and desire is crossed...and it'll take more than a killer instinct to survive. *New York Times bestselling author Christy Reece ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chapter 1 Somerset County, England “Being a hermit isn’t healthy, you know.” Bailey paused to shoot a pointed stare at her friend before continuing to wander through the cozy living room of Paige’s isolated country house. Wall-to-wall bookshelves took up nearly half of the room, crammed with hundreds of titles that all looked well read. The lingering scent of smoke wafting out of the massive stone fireplace hinted that Paige had lit a fire recently. It was obvious that the woman spent a lot of time in this room, which corroborated Bailey’s belief that her friend was a total recluse. “Says who?” From her perch on the overstuffed sofa, Paige sipped her Merlot, unperturbed by the accusation. Watching the other woman daintily hold the stem of her wineglass was almost jarring. With her slight frame, light-red hair, and fair, freckled face, Paige Grant was cute and delicate—and the last person you’d imagine to be a ruthless assassin. But Bailey supposed all of her colleagues were the same in that way. Sweet and harmless on the surface, tough and deadly beneath it. Bailey herself was no stranger to death and violence. Seven years in the CIA followed by five working for a dangerous assassin had definitely hardened her. She didn’t see the world as sunshine and rainbows—she saw it for what it was: cold, toxic, and treacherous, with rare moments of warmth and compassion slicing through the darkness like shards of moonlight. If you were lucky. She hadn’t experienced many warm and fuzzy moments in her life, not as an adult, and certainly not as a ch...
